http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2007/from-our-continental-correspondent-comics-and-politics/ The Best In Sci-Fi & Fantasy, News, Reviews, Graphic Novels, comics and more! Wed, 23 May 2012 10:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=1639 http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2007/from-our-continental-correspondent-comics-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-61780 Royal treatment « Precocious Curmudgeon Wed, 02 May 2007 15:59:24 +0000 http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/?p=3678#comment-61780 [...] Royal treatment Filed under: Linkblogging — davidpwelsh @ 10:58 am Tom Spurgeon pointed to this piece at Forbidden Planet International about French presidential candidate Ségolène Royal’s dim view of comics from Japan, providing an overview and some additional context: “However, when Royal met Fukushima Muziho, president of the Japanese Social-Democrat party, in December 2006, the Japanese press recalled this vehement attack. While talking about women’s rights in Japan, Royal asked Fukushima if the problems in that domain didn’t stem from ‘the manga’.” [...] [...] Royal treatment Filed under: Linkblogging — davidpwelsh @ 10:58 am Tom Spurgeon pointed to this piece at Forbidden Planet International about French presidential candidate Ségolène Royal’s dim view of comics from Japan, providing an overview and some additional context: “However, when Royal met Fukushima Muziho, president of the Japanese Social-Democrat party, in December 2006, the Japanese press recalled this vehement attack. While talking about women’s rights in Japan, Royal asked Fukushima if the problems in that domain didn’t stem from ‘the manga’.” [...]

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