Is tintin gay

In , the Trinity Chapel in Front Square was reconsecrated, meaning it could be used by all Christian denominations. As Belgian comic-book icon Tintin celebrates his 80th birthday, an age-old question has resurfaced: is the boy reporter gay? He has many friends who are boys but they are not boyfriends.".

In fact I can count only eight figures identifiable as women (about 2 per cent) from the complete list of some characters among whom Tintin moves in his life. And tales of their heterosexual promiscuity are all-too graphically legendary. Straight, gay? And perhaps it would have been more advisable to have bought a rottweiler or a boxer in the local pet store, rather than a fox terrier with the unfortunate title of Snowy.

As Belgian comic-book icon Tintin celebrates his 80th birthday, an age-old question has resurfaced: Is the boy reporter gay? These activists need to leave sex out of childhood, and stop trying to force their lifestyles into the whimsy and innocence of children’s stories.

However, Belgium-based Studios Herge reacted stoutly, with spokesman Marcel Wilmet declaring: "Tintin is not at all gay - he was very macho in fact. As for his androgynous character, the members of Motley Crue all looked like women. But to get on topic, after watching the first episode of the show a few months back the first thing I thought was "Tintin seems kind of gay.".

As Belgian comic book icon Tintin celebrates his 80th birthday, an age-old question has resurfaced: Is the boy reporter gay? Female characters? Before that the In the fast-paced nature of college life, many students are moving away from traditional part-time jobs with fixed hours and set schedules Drug use touches every student's life in Ireland.

So what is Tintin? Unfortunately, no longer is any cartoon exempt from the sexual inquisition. Suspect character origins? Sadly not. Living situation? Over one third of higher education students in Ireland report having used drugs in the Each year, a handful of students step away from their degrees to take up full-time roles representing the student body by running As a child, how many of you fell asleep with Tintin by your side?

Domhnall O Sullivan asks whether we can ever really know and does it really matter? Indeed, does it even matter what the chap liked to do in his spare time, or are we just nit-picking at what should remain a timelessly asexual character? One British commentator believes the signs are unmistakable.

There are no young women at all. Plus, they validly claim, if Tintin is gay then what about the inseperable Asterix and Obelix, the spandex-wearing Batman and Robin, and the Teletubbies? No joke. Tintin wasn’t gay, as Georges Remi would assure you. One British commentator says the signs are unmistakable.

Pre-schoolers don’t need to be introduced to homosexual puppets. Dodgy to say the least, Tintin lives with retired sailor Captain Haddock in the lush, inherited country home of the latter, where the idealistic and implausible heroism of Tintin combined with the dry cynicism and alcoholism of Haddock creates quite the matrimonial situation.

Love interests? I recently discovered the animated series and love it, and was very pleased to discover my nephews love it as much as I loved the comics at their age. In addition Tintin is as youthful looking at 80 as he was back in his debut days, an impressive feat which nevertheless points towards careful moisturising and rigourous spa treatments.

As a birthday tribute? One British commentator says the signs are unmistakeable. We can never know. Recent critics have suggested our favourite fresh-faced explorer was homosexual. Yet would you be as free to admit it if you discovered that the intrepid Belgian explorer was in fact also an intrepid homosexual?