Okay.. WHAT is up with the smurfs??

  • Thread starter Thread starter Marilena
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
rtconstant said:
Because the Watchtower Soceity has a secret teaching against songs that are made predominantly of “La”. This is also why they don’t celebrate Christmas since many carols possess the “Devils Tone”!!!

OK, in all seriousness I’d say it probably has something to do with the magic. I’m not sure but are Jw’s sensitive about that?
Click to expand...
i love the smurfs. i love my guitar, and use the “devils tone.” never could conjure anything with it though, well maybe the start to a good intro. but i digress. instead of racism, we now have smurfism. and i for one say smurf them! 😛 Peace 🙂
 
tee_eff_em said:
…Or common etymology with [papal] bull…? sheesh! :rolleyes:

The real reason they are anti-smurfy: There is only one smurfette for all the smurfs, instead of the other way around (Oh wait: That’s the reason why the *Mormons *are anti-smurfy :rotfl: )

tee
Click to expand...
we DO???

You mean, (sniff) I have to give up my collection of Smurf dolls, and have to throw away my English/Smurf dictionary (when I can find it, that is…it’s a little small, since all of the entries seem to read [insert English noun or verb] = 'smurf."

Sigh.

It’s enough to try the patience of a saint, I swear it is…
 
dianaiad said:
we DO???

You mean, (sniff) I have to give up my collection of Smurf dolls, and have to throw away my English/Smurf dictionary (when I can find it, that is…it’s a little small, since all of the entries seem to read [insert English noun or verb] = 'smurf."

Sigh.

It’s enough to try the patience of a saint, I swear it is…
Click to expand...
LMAO!
 
Anyone ever notice the Smurf villain, Gargamel, never seemed to remember where they were? Every episode started out with him going, “I gotta kill those Smurfs! But I don’t know where they live!” Then by the end of the episode he would find their village, but come next episode it would open up with, “I gotta kill those Smurfs…but I don’t know where they live!”

Maybe that’s why the JW’s hate it - it presents a bad example of finding places to witness to. 😃
 
This has got to be the most amusing thing I have read all day.

Thank you very much.

Has anyone else seen Donny Darko? You all have me thinking of the scene were he explains Smurfette to his friends…
 
Quite a few years ago, Jerry Fallwell came out against the Smurfs because of their use of magic. Papa Smurf had “pentagrams” all around him…and everyone knows that blue is a “New Age” color…so by default…the Smurfs are satanic…of course he didn’t like the Telle-tubbies either…or Harry Potter…or just about anyone other than his brand of Xian.
 
That was quite literally the best laugh I have had all week! I read most of the comments aloud to my co-80’s baby husband. He wanted me to comment on Fred Rogers & say there is a Marine Corps myth? that he was a USMC sniper & under that cardigan he was actually heavily tattooed. So for that reason there is NO WAY he can be in the same thought as Barney! 😃
Having survived 2 kid’s Barney obsession, I wholeheartedly agree!👍
 
autdrew said:
That was quite literally the best laugh I have had all week! I read most of the comments aloud to my co-80’s baby husband. He wanted me to comment on Fred Rogers & say there is a Marine Corps myth? that he was a USMC sniper & under that cardigan he was actually heavily tattooed. So for that reason there is NO WAY he can be in the same thought as Barney! 😃
Having survived 2 kid’s Barney obsession, I wholeheartedly agree!👍
Click to expand...
lol! yes there is an urban myth that fred rogers was a marine sniper. not true. sorry. and having raised my daugter, im a barney survivor too! 😛 i still know the song by heart…i love you, you love me, :banghead: this is how i feel about barney! lol! peace 🙂
 
THANKS ALOT MARINE!!
NOW I HAVE THAT SONG IN MY HEAD!

A great big :hug1:and a kiss from me to you, wont you say you love me too (not now lol!)😃

just took a look and saw you are a soldier, sorry bout that
 
thechrismyster said:
The JW’s might be opposed to the Smurfs marxist ideals.

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.

Economically, the Smurf Village is closed-market. There is no money, and all possessions are communal - property of the collective. Everyone is equally a worker and an owner. The Smurfs reject the idea of a free-market economy, with its greed and inequities, and the collective is more important and valuable than the individual. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. John Lennon asked us to ‘imagine no possessions’. The Smurf Village achieves that goal. In fact, many of the ideas expressed in that song are reality in the Village. There is one large piece of capital, or produced means of production, in the Smurf Village: the dam. It is owned, operated and repaired by the entire collective.
The Smurfs all refer to one another by the same title; ‘Smurf’. Eg, Brainy Smurf, Handy Smurf, Jokey Smurf, Lazy Smurf, Papa Smurf. This is highly reminiscent of socialist states’ use of the word ‘comrade’ when referring to others, instead of more elitist titles.

Adding to the idea of complete equality in the Village, most of the Smurfs wear the same kind and colour of clothes. It is a general work uniform, and with the distinctive caps and blue skin, is highly reminiscent of the so-called Mao Suit, common in Maoist China.
In the tradition of pure Marxism, the Smurf Village is atheist. There is no god, and there is no Priest Smurf. There are only the ‘real’ forces of nature and physics, and these are represented metaphorically by the characters of Mother Nature and Father Time. Of course, there is also magic, as practised by Papa, Gargomel, Balthazar and others, but it is simply another tool, something that occurs in nature, that has physical properties and can be tapped into, with the right know-how. It is not, as many religions are, a way of understanding the universe in a supernatural context.

Gargomel’s ginger cat, Azrael, represents the worker in the ruthless, free-market state that is Gargomel’s house. He is uncomplaining, or, since he has no voice (ie. Trade Unions), is metaphorically unable to complain. He cannot negotiate his wage - he eats whatever he is given by his master. He is smaller and less well-off than Gargomel, and metaphorically, he represents the proletariat, while Gargomel represents the bourgeoise. Azrael is exploited and oppressed.
the internet REALLY does have everything
author: J Marc Schmidt
source: geocities.com/Hollywood/Cinema/3117/sociosmurf2.htm
Click to expand...
Wow, never thought of the Smurfs in that way.Oh,by the way,The Smurf Movie comes out next year.
 
HollyDolly said:
Wow, never thought of the Smurfs in that way.Oh,by the way,The Smurf Movie comes out next year.
Click to expand...
Yeah I know…in 3D animation. I don’t know when Hollywood is going to realize people who grew up with a 2D animated show want to see it in 2D. 🤷

And isn’t it set in NYC? Geez louise, if it ain’t broke the first time, don’t fix it.
 
Byzantine_Wolf said:
Yeah I know…in 3D animation. I don’t know when Hollywood is going to realize people who grew up with a 2D animated show want to see it in 2D. 🤷

And isn’t it set in NYC? Geez louise, if it ain’t broke the first time, don’t fix it.
Click to expand...
They get sucked from 15th century europe to modern nyc by a spell cast on the night of a blue moon so as to get away from a catless gargamel
 
benidict said:
lol! yes there is an urban myth that fred rogers was a marine sniper. not true. sorry. and having raised my daugter, im a barney survivor too! 😛 i still know the song by heart…i love you, you love me, :banghead: this is how i feel about barney! lol! peace 🙂
Click to expand...
I thought that I missed Barney…but no…I got him with my nieces. (shudder)

I love you
You love me
Let’s hang Barney
From a tree…

(My son used to sing that one, mostly to annoy his cousin. HE had to put up with Barney when he was 12. Twelve year olds have distinct opinions about stuff like Barney, Teletubbies and the Smurfs that have nothing whatsoever to do with the avoidance of magic and Satanism. 😉 .)
 
I can’t believe this thread survived long enough to garner 57 postings (58 with mine). 😃
 
josie_L said:
I can’t believe this thread survived long enough to garner 57 postings (58 with mine). 😃
Click to expand...
A little lightness of heart can uplift the most depressing of conversations.

…of course, a little lightmindedness is occasionally fun, too. 😉
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top