yes it's true. i grew up reading tintin in french school. also asterix. tintin is yes "racist" because the 20's were racist. it wasn't particularly *trying* to be racist. just watch that buster keaton movie where he gets attacked by african "savages"-- ayayay. it was a part of the culture. movies like "joaquin the greaser" and a lot of cowboy movies too. racist? of course they were-- the times were racist. i own some "felix the cat" dvd where he interacts with "little sambos" and "redskins", in all their stereotyped glory. but these people were no hitlers though. also, popeye was a fucking moron, solved everything with punches, pathetic. want more? want some looney toons? look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djxnw090EeE