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The Smurfs - Marxist Utopia
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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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.
well like some people study the Simpsons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurf_Communism
it's all bull though.
it's all bull though.
Carl
You're right - that's complete rubbish!
They have houses!
*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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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! 
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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