Zijn de smurfen communisten?

[Voltaire]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door DaBlacky

De Smurfen waren fascisten!!!

"The Smurfette" was one of the first episodes created.(19) It sheds light on the differences between "Smurf" and "Smurfette." She is originally created by the evil Gargamel as a means of capturing the Smurfs. "I'll get them through their hearts," he shouts. "I will send them a Smurfette. The Smurfette will be their downfall!" He describes her as "the first female Smurf - a beautiful, but evil, Smurf to lead all the others to me." The first (and for a long time the only) female Smurf, then, begins as a seductress created by the forces of evil.

The effects of "the Smurfette" are soon apparent. The first Smurf to find her is Hefty Smurf. Hefty embodies the image of working-class masculinity. With an arrow-through-the-heart tattoo on his arm, he possesses the greatest physical strength of all the Smurfs. When he finds her in the forest crying, "Boo-hoo! I'm so lost and alone," she immediately attempts to seduce him. Their initial dialogue is strikingly racy for a children's television show:

HEFTY: Who are you?
SMURFETTE: I'm a Smurfette.
HEFTY: A Smurfette?
SMURFETTE: Ya' know what that is?
HEFTY: No.
SMURFETTE: Do you like what you see?
HEFTY: I don't know.
SMURFETTE: You will.

Getting the Smurfs "through their hearts" apparently implies sexual seduction. Hefty carries her back to the Smurf village over his shoulder ("I'm weak... and helpless," she states), where Papa Smurf tells her she can stay as long as she likes. "You're among friends now," he says. The Smurfs (all male, of course) are overjoyed. "We're in for a treat," one exclaims. "You're in for a surprise," Smurfette says to herself. They welcome her with more than just friendship. They find her "femininity" appealing, and treat her differently than they would a male Smurf. She is given a pink house with heart-shaped windows (which none of the other houses have). Despite the fact that the male Smurfs have never seen a female of their species (ostensibly because one had never existed), they know "instinctively" that she is different, and must be treated so.

Although they are attracted to her, Smurfette does not have as strong an effect on them as either she or Gargamel would like. She organizes a picnic for the "boys," sending out individual invitations to all of them. They all admit that they are interested but are too busy doing their communal "chores" to attend. Even Papa Smurf must attend to work in his laboratory. While they do find her appealing, their communal work ethic protects them from her seductions. Smurfette is left alone in the forest with her picnic basket. When she realizes that none of them will come, she begins to change her tactics. "If I can't lure them out," she says, "maybe I can flood them out." She goes to the river dam the Smurfs built, where she entices the Smurf working there to open the floodgates, flooding the village. Before it is destroyed, however, the gates are shut. Smurfette is brought to "trial" to answer for her actions.

Smurfette is saved from punishment by breaking down and crying. She admits that she is working for Gargamel. Hefty Smurf shouts, "Lemme at her!" She begins to cry to such a degree (at least twenty tears appearing on the screen every second) that the male Smurfs lose much of their anger. Embarrassed, Hefty remarks, "Don't cry, Smurfette. I mean, my smurf is worse than my bite." Smurfette tells them, sobbing, "You've been so nice to me... Whatever you do to me I deserve." All of the Smurfs (except for Papa) begin to cry. While the male Smurfs initially have a violent reaction, Smurfette's submission to their will pacifies them.

before

Smurfette's desire to remain in the village tells much about the nature of a "Smurf" and a "Smurfette." She says, "I wish I could be a real Smurf - like all of you." The other Smurfs suddenly stop crying and protest. "A real Smurf?!!" they shout, "Impossible! Not in a million smurfs! No one's ever become a Smurf before!" It is not clear exactly what "a Smurfette" is, but she admits not only that she is different from the other Smurfs but that she is not even "a real Smurf." Despite this fact, Papa Smurf believes he can "cure" her of her evil. "I may not be able to undo all of Gargamel's spell, but I can try," he tells her. His statement implies that it is likely that she never will be "a real Smurf."

The difference between a "bad" Smurfette and a "good" Smurfette becomes clear after Papa Smurf has worked his magic upon her. Stepping outside of his house, he says to the male Smurfs, "Fellow Smurfs, I will now introduce the new and improved Smurfette." They stare in awe at her. One gawks with his tongue hanging out. The old ("bad") Smurfette had medium-length black hair, a simple dress, and shoes similar to those worn by the male Smurfs. The new and "good" Smurfette, however, has long blonde hair, a more decorative dress and high heels. In becoming a "Smurf," she has become both of a "lighter" race and of a higher class.

after

Yet why did she need to be transformed? What was it about Smurfette that was not "a real Smurf?" It is implied that, were she not to undergo the metamorphosis, she would continue to try to seduce the other Smurfs. When she is of a "darker" race (and a lower class), she cannot stop using her sexuality for evil. In order for her to be good and virtuous, she has to be of Northern European descent.

The male Smurfs are certainly affected by the change. As the Smurf with his tongue hanging out implies, Smurfette has gotten to more than just their hearts. "Hello boys," she says. "Hello Smurfette!" they unanimously reply. To the confusion of Papa Smurf and Smurfette, they suddenly disappear. They quickly return, however, each bearing gifts for her. "Now that's more like it!" she says. The male Smurfs start to fight over who can give his gift to Smurfette first. If they had only been only lukewarm to her presence before, all of their attention is now focused upon her.

Yet in becoming "good," Smurfette also becomes more naive. Apparently unaware of the fighting going on around her, Papa advises her to go back to her house and "freshen up." In her house, she is spoken to by Gargamel (through her magical compact mirror) who, realizing that she has been "transformed," tricks her into believing that he has good intentions. He convinces her that he wants to throw a "surprise party" for the other Smurfs "to pay [them] back for their, uh, kindness." Despite the fact that he created her to destroy the Smurfs, Smurfette believes that he really intends to throw a party for them. With her transformation to "goodness" and whiteness, she has become trusting to the point of being moronic.

Along with becoming "a real Smurf," Smurfette has become superficially vain. She rushes to her window to announce the "surprise." "Yoo-hoo!" she shouts. Instantly, every male Smurf, including Papa Smurf, is standing outside her house (they wouldn't even go to her picnic before). She tells them to go ahead into the forest, but she stays behind to "pick out just the right dress." While Papa leads the over-enthusiastic male Smurfs into the woods, she stands in her closet looking at her dresses (all of which look the same), saying, "No, this one's too long. I wore that this morning. Oh, this one's too plain. I'll save that for tonight." She did not appear to have any of the dresses before her transformation, but the huge wardrobe appears to be part of being a "good" Smurfette.

The ending of the episode offers an interesting twist. Once they reach the spot of the "surprise party," the male Smurfs are captured by Gargamel. Smurfette, arriving late, sees Gargamel laughing in triumph. Knowing that only she can save the male Smurfs, she disguises herself as "The Lone Smurf" and taunts Gargamel. "The Lone Smurf" wears both pants and a shirt (none of the male Smurfs wear shirts), "normal" Smurf shoes, and a Lone Ranger-esque mask (out of which her "feminine" eyelashes protrude). Gargamel, incensed that he has not captured every last Smurf, chases after her. "Get him, Azrael!" he says to his cat. Yet "The Lone Smurf" is too quick for them, and they end up injuring themselves while Smurfette frees the others. When the other Smurfs ask, "Who is the Lone Smurf?" she takes off her disguise to reveal her identity (apparently she was wearing both her dress and high heels underneath the other clothes).

One could interpret this ending as a defiance of traditional gender roles. Smurfette dresses and acts like a "man." She climbs trees, swings on vines, and rescues the actual "men" from danger. When she first becomes "good," she tells Papa Smurf that she does not feel like "a real Smurf" on the inside. He tells her that, in time, she will become one. After saving the others from Gargamel, the Smurfs shout, "The Smurfette is a real Smurf at last!" She has to break from the traditional sex roles in order to become a "real" and valid member of the village.

The writers of the episode (four men) undoubtedly thought that they were making a progressive statement. Yet the ending also implies that one cannot break from the gender norm without disguising one's biological sex. In order for Smurfette to act "manly" she must cover up her true identity and actually convince all of the others that she really is a man. After she has finished saving the others, she reverts back to her "normal" identity. The ending suggests that women have the potential to act out "masculine" roles (at least during emergencies), but only temporarily.

Da's een smurfse brok leesvoer bij zo'n hitte

SB is helemaal niet verbaasd met deze openbaring van de fascistische inborst der smurfen. Het smurfisme is een decadente ideologie die het slechtste uit communisme en fascisme verenigt. Het is dan ook een schande dat political smurfness-verenigingen zoals de Liga voor de Smurfenrechten al hun pijlen richten tegen een partij als SB die nota bene de enige is die rechtuit de waarheid durft zeggen over de fascocommunistische dreiging der smurfen

[dejohan]

Bij ons in den bakker kan je smurfentaart kopen. Wat mij er altijd aan verwondert is dat ik daar nooit een hoedje of broekje in vindt. Worden die dan machinaal verwijderd in de smurfenslachterij? En hoe komt het dat die taart wit en bruin van kleur is, en niet blauw?

[Voltaire]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door dejohan

Bij ons in den bakker kan je smurfentaart kopen. Wat mij er altijd aan verwondert is dat ik daar nooit een hoedje of broekje in vindt. Worden die dan machinaal verwijderd in de smurfenslachterij? En hoe komt het dat die taart wit en bruin van kleur is, en niet blauw?

Wat is het adres van die bakker? Ik smeer elke morgen en middag smurfen op mijn boterhammen, en een smurfentaart als dessert zou ook wel smaken

[dejohan]

Jullie zitten hier maar af te geven op de smurfen,maar besef goed dat deze blauwe opdoffers dus wel ons voornaamste exportproduct zijn hé.
Ik durf te wedden dat er meer mensen zijn die de smurfen kennen dat om het even welk Belgisch iets. Ik ben nog geen enkele buitenlander tegengekomen die ze niet kent. Maar geen enkele wist dat ze van België kwamen, is dat niet triest?

[Voltaire]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door dejohan

Jullie zitten hier maar af te geven op de smurfen,maar besef goed dat deze blauwe opdoffers dus wel ons voornaamste exportproduct zijn hé.
Ik durf te wedden dat er meer mensen zijn die de smurfen kennen dat om het even welk Belgisch iets. Ik ben nog geen enkele buitenlander tegengekomen die ze niet kent. Maar geen enkele wist dat ze van België kwamen, is dat niet triest?

Jaja, maak dat de smurfen wijs

Peyo kan je bezwaarlijk een typisch Belgische naam noemen

[numarx]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door dejohan

Bij ons in den bakker kan je smurfentaart kopen. Wat mij er altijd aan verwondert is dat ik daar nooit een hoedje of broekje in vindt. Worden die dan machinaal verwijderd in de smurfenslachterij? En hoe komt het dat die taart wit en bruin van kleur is, en niet blauw?

Een kip pluk je toch ook voor het klaarmaken? Als je dat blauw er afschraapt vind je daaronder een mengsel van bruine nootjes en hééééééél veel slagroom.

[Pelgrim]

Dit is ongetwijfeld de meest smurfse thread op dit forum!

[dejohan]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Voltaire

Jaja, maak dat de smurfen wijs

Peyo kan je bezwaarlijk een typisch Belgische naam noemen

Peyo komt van Peyote. Nu weten we ineens waarom dieje mens smurfen zag

[DaBlacky]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Numarx

Een kip pluk je toch ook voor het klaarmaken? Als je dat blauw er afschraapt vind je daaronder een mengsel van bruine nootjes en hééééééél veel slagroom.

Wat smurfentaart eet gij?

Smurfentaart is abrikozentaart met witte chocolade op.

[Pelgrim]

Gemaakt met de enige echte salsaparilla!

[numarx]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door DaBlacky

Smurfentaart is abrikozentaart met witte chocolade op.

Oh ja, die nootjes waren inderdaad een foutje. Maar bij ons ligt daar dan nog het equivalent van 3 spuitbussen slagroom op.

[Paulus de Boskabouter]

Omdat jullie zo aandringen...

[DaBlacky]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Numarx

Oh ja, die nootjes waren inderdaad een foutje. Maar bij ons ligt daar dan nog het equivalent van 3 spuitbussen slagroom op.

Ja, dat ligt van bakker tot bakker. En sommige bakkers hebben ze allebei.

[dejohan]

Ik begin, pure for the fun of it, een aparte topic over Smurfentaart.