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The Smurfs - Marxist Utopia
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The Smurf Village as a Marxist Utopia:
The Smurf Village itself is a perfect model of a socialist commune or collective. It is self-reliant, and the land is not owned by individuals, but by the entire collective of all the Smurfs, if the word 'owned' is even appropriate.
Papa Smurf represents Karl Marx. He is not so much the leader of the Smurfs as an equal revered by the others for his age and wisdom. He has a beard, as did Marx, and thus could conceivably be a caricature as well. And lastly, he wears red, which is the traditional colour of socialism. Brainy Smurf could represent Trotsky. He is the only one in the village who comes close to matching Papa's intellect - he is a thinker. With his round spectacles, he could also be a caricature of Trotsky. He is often isolated, ridiculed or even ejected from the commune of the village for his ideas. And of course, Trotsky was banished from the USSR.
Despite their different professions/distinctions, the Smurfs are all completely equal. Thus, while the occupations of certain Smurfs, such as Farmer, Handy and Greedy, are more important than others, such as Clumsy, Grouchy, or Lazy, there is no feeling that certain Smurfs are superior or inferior to others because of their work, or level of skill, because ultimately, everyone is a Smurf first.
The Smurf Village itself is a perfect model of a socialist commune or collective. It is self-reliant, and the land is not owned by individuals, but by the entire collective of all the Smurfs, if the word 'owned' is even appropriate.
Papa Smurf represents Karl Marx. He is not so much the leader of the Smurfs as an equal revered by the others for his age and wisdom. He has a beard, as did Marx, and thus could conceivably be a caricature as well. And lastly, he wears red, which is the traditional colour of socialism. Brainy Smurf could represent Trotsky. He is the only one in the village who comes close to matching Papa's intellect - he is a thinker. With his round spectacles, he could also be a caricature of Trotsky. He is often isolated, ridiculed or even ejected from the commune of the village for his ideas. And of course, Trotsky was banished from the USSR.
Despite their different professions/distinctions, the Smurfs are all completely equal. Thus, while the occupations of certain Smurfs, such as Farmer, Handy and Greedy, are more important than others, such as Clumsy, Grouchy, or Lazy, there is no feeling that certain Smurfs are superior or inferior to others because of their work, or level of skill, because ultimately, everyone is a Smurf first.
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Reply 1
Where did you learn this?
Reply 2
Teehar
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what do you mean?
Reply 3
teehar
The Smurf Village as a Marxist Utopia:
The Smurf Village itself is a perfect model of a socialist commune or collective. It is self-reliant, and the land is not owned by individuals, but by the entire collective of all the Smurfs, if the word 'owned' is even appropriate.
Papa Smurf represents Karl Marx. He is not so much the leader of the Smurfs as an equal revered by the others for his age and wisdom. He has a beard, as did Marx, and thus could conceivably be a caricature as well. And lastly, he wears red, which is the traditional colour of socialism. Brainy Smurf could represent Trotsky. He is the only one in the village who comes close to matching Papa's intellect - he is a thinker. With his round spectacles, he could also be a caricature of Trotsky. He is often isolated, ridiculed or even ejected from the commune of the village for his ideas. And of course, Trotsky was banished from the USSR.
Despite their different professions/distinctions, the Smurfs are all completely equal. Thus, while the occupations of certain Smurfs, such as Farmer, Handy and Greedy, are more important than others, such as Clumsy, Grouchy, or Lazy, there is no feeling that certain Smurfs are superior or inferior to others because of their work, or level of skill, because ultimately, everyone is a Smurf first.
The Smurf Village itself is a perfect model of a socialist commune or collective. It is self-reliant, and the land is not owned by individuals, but by the entire collective of all the Smurfs, if the word 'owned' is even appropriate.
Papa Smurf represents Karl Marx. He is not so much the leader of the Smurfs as an equal revered by the others for his age and wisdom. He has a beard, as did Marx, and thus could conceivably be a caricature as well. And lastly, he wears red, which is the traditional colour of socialism. Brainy Smurf could represent Trotsky. He is the only one in the village who comes close to matching Papa's intellect - he is a thinker. With his round spectacles, he could also be a caricature of Trotsky. He is often isolated, ridiculed or even ejected from the commune of the village for his ideas. And of course, Trotsky was banished from the USSR.
Despite their different professions/distinctions, the Smurfs are all completely equal. Thus, while the occupations of certain Smurfs, such as Farmer, Handy and Greedy, are more important than others, such as Clumsy, Grouchy, or Lazy, there is no feeling that certain Smurfs are superior or inferior to others because of their work, or level of skill, because ultimately, everyone is a Smurf first.
I think you're looking far too much into this.
Reply 4
well like some people study the Simpsons
Reply 5
And just like a Marxist Utopia, in reality the society would crumble. Although, I think having one female in the whole village would probably be the primary problem in the smurf world.
Reply 6
Yeah its a good obeservation but maybe not what the author/illustrator was intending.
Note smurfs are also blue; this means they must come from Siberia where it is cold enough to turn you blue.
Note smurfs are also blue; this means they must come from Siberia where it is cold enough to turn you blue.
Reply 7
How does the evil Gargamel fit into this utopia
Reply 8
14
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurf_Communism
it's all bull though.
it's all bull though.
Reply 9
Reply 10
Carl
You're right - that's complete rubbish!
Reply 11
19
Papa Smurf is a paternalist prick.
Reply 12
They have houses!
Reply 13
*Reads title*
That's it, either the world's gonna end or the world has lost its collective sanity. Either way, I just scored front-row seats to apocalypse, wootness!
That's it, either the world's gonna end or the world has lost its collective sanity. Either way, I just scored front-row seats to apocalypse, wootness!
Reply 14
Has anyone noticed that the smurfs all enjoy a very low standard of living? They don't have enough clothing (ie going topless much of the time) and live in substandard housing. There are no comforts beyond the very basics and there are no luxuries. Perhaps the smurfs represent a pseudo-utopia. We see them happy and gleeful, but their lives are hard and miserable.
End of my B**ls**t spiel.
End of my B**ls**t spiel.
Reply 15
Teehar
OP
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SolInvincitus
Has anyone noticed that the smurfs all enjoy a very low standard of living? They don't have enough clothing (ie going topless much of the time) and live in substandard housing. There are no comforts beyond the very basics and there are no luxuries. Perhaps the smurfs represent a pseudo-utopia. We see them happy and gleeful, but their lives are hard and miserable.
End of my B**ls**t spiel.
End of my B**ls**t spiel.
i agree
also its alarming how much the brainy smurf looks like an intellectual revolutionary.
Reply 16
http://www.evl.uic.edu/caylor/SMURF/aryan.html
The smurfs were also white supremacist members of the KKK.
The smurfs were also white supremacist members of the KKK.
Reply 17
Dabrowski
http://www.evl.uic.edu/caylor/SMURF/aryan.html
The smurfs were also white supremacist members of the KKK.
The smurfs were also white supremacist members of the KKK.
lol! This is great.
Reply 18
Teehar
OP
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Dabrowski
http://www.evl.uic.edu/caylor/SMURF/aryan.html
The smurfs were also white supremacist members of the KKK.
The smurfs were also white supremacist members of the KKK.
But they're BLUE not WHITE! 
Reply 19
SolInvincitus
Has anyone noticed that the smurfs all enjoy a very low standard of living? They don't have enough clothing (ie going topless much of the time) and live in substandard housing. There are no comforts beyond the very basics and there are no luxuries. Perhaps the smurfs represent a pseudo-utopia. We see them happy and gleeful, but their lives are hard and miserable.
End of my B**ls**t spiel.
End of my B**ls**t spiel.
oh yes... because you *need* luxuries to be happy don't you?
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