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I was amused to read that the Press are horrified that Dennis the Menace would no longer be slippered by his Dad in this new TV show
The truth is, they'd be more horrified if he WAS shown being beaten by his Dad or a teacher - and rightly so.
Newspapers have often used comics as a scapegoat for a any number of society's ills, stirring up the indignation of the ignorant. The trouble with that is that they never seem to research their subject matter and only put one side of the arguement (usually negative). Sadly, this doesn't just affect rants about comics these days, but is now xenophobic too.
As you say, this new Dennis TV show is a chance for the Beano to get some well-earned publicity and that can only be a good thing for comics.
By the way, the way I see it, Dennis actually looks more like Davy Law's Dennis (circa 1960s)with his longer legs, which is quite a surprise.
Aug 26, 2009, 7:34:57 AM
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