tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post3573258143408856186..comments2024-02-09T05:30:07.127-05:00Comments on Blogpourri: The Famous Five for a new generationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-60574783923416696952009-01-16T05:49:00.000-05:002009-01-16T05:49:00.000-05:00Sandeepa, first of all, I don't know where my earl...Sandeepa, first of all, I don't know where my earlier response to you went. Sigh! Well, I just think Blyton was a product of her times. Not too forward-looking maybe.<BR/><BR/>NM, these are animated series. No books. Apparently Disney has acquired right, so perhapos they'll be shown here. My earlier post on this links to the article on Tintin being gay. Man, who knew or cared??Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-76570544015730606342009-01-16T02:26:00.000-05:002009-01-16T02:26:00.000-05:00Whaaat?! They got married and had babies? Darn. so...Whaaat?! They got married and had babies? Darn. somethings must just not evolve. must not evolve. <BR/>there was something a while ago about George being gay, just after the Brits said they were convinced Tintin was gay. Maybe they hadn't heard of Ravi either.<BR/>Read any yet?Nino's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772512291327435370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-34618711181048893112009-01-14T19:26:00.000-05:002009-01-14T19:26:00.000-05:00Her books are not much available in USA because of...Her books are not much available in USA because of the criticisms that "she is a racist and a sexist"<BR/><BR/>http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A779781<BR/><BR/>It seems many of her reprints were altered to remove such negative stereotypes ...whatever that might mean<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Blyton<BR/><BR/>Thank God, these thoughts never crossed my mind when I read and re-read these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-79621342008916805722009-01-14T14:12:00.000-05:002009-01-14T14:12:00.000-05:00Sandeepa, eeeks! I hope not either!Chox, wonder wh...Sandeepa, eeeks! I hope not either!<BR/><BR/>Chox, wonder why.Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-282624360379800632009-01-14T11:26:00.000-05:002009-01-14T11:26:00.000-05:00yeah had read all this stuff. its interesting to n...yeah had read all this stuff. <BR/><BR/>its interesting to note the continued lack of enid blyton stuff outside india, incl. her home country.Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-34645197465185178192009-01-14T09:42:00.000-05:002009-01-14T09:42:00.000-05:00Thanks for the articles Sujatha, so there is a Ra...Thanks for the articles Sujatha, so there is a Ravi and even a Jo...ahh I am seriously old now.<BR/><BR/>Just hope they don't go ahead and do a 21st century take on St. Claires or malory towersBong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.com