A recent article in BMJ (yet again) ponders if Herge isn’t Satan himself, now covering whether or not he correctly depicts mental illness, psychiatry, and substance abuse. It’s laughable on so many levels, but let’s start:
- Societal norms change over time, this is an important lesson for children to learn (in addition to adults apparently)
- Cartoons are not reality
- See Bugs Bunny, Coyote, Muppets, etc.
- If you rely on (or allow) cartoon to formulate your children’s world view you deserve a swift kick in the ass
- Finally, I’m glad that we have this whole healthcare thing so well figured out that this is the most important thing for us to worry about.
I fully realize that the Christmas issue is usually BMJ’s light issue and perhaps that’s the only reason that they published this politically correct garbage, but come on.