This book is racist. There’s no other way to say it. Tintin has been an enduring loved comic book character for decades. These adventures brought the bumbling detective to life and made them a part of our lexicon. But sometimes classic characters in fall to the changing of time. The illustrations are in typical black face. Not drawing a black person is a black person but drawing them as a monkey painted black as you would see in old vaudeville acts. Completely inappropriate. Then add the language barriers, and how none of these black characters speak proper English. It’s all broken or comical, or made to show more differences then should be relevant. Then add the white saviorism. Tintin has gone to the Congo to write about his adventures with the great apes and acts like an unneeded hero. Whether it’s fighting lions, riding crocodiles, or saving a group from a different man, Tintin wants to be the hero. I know this book is a product of its time, but this is not one a library should have on their shelves, unless the library specifically keeps collections of old children’s books for purposes of study. Tintin can do better. This book has been banned. I agree with the ban in this case.  There are better books and better characters.