Who cares whether Tintin is gay or not?

Tintin's 80th birthday this weekend relit the debate on his sexual preferences - is he gay or not?

Matthew Parris' article in The Times on January 7 put new gasoline on this heated debate - he argues:

"What debate can there be when the evidence is so overwhelmingly one-way? A callow, androgynous blonde-quiffed youth in funny trousers and a scarf moving into the country mansion of his best friend, a middle-aged sailor? A sweet-faced lad devoted to a fluffy white toy terrier, whose other closest pals are an inseparable couple of detectives in bowler hats, and whose only serious female friend is an opera diva..."

Link to article:

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5461005.ece

Parris thinks the only straight character is Milou/Snowy, the dog... The discussion is great fun, it makes you look at the characters with new eyes :-) and I agree, the shoe fits quite well, doesn't it?

But of course, it doesn't matter one bit!

However, papers report that the official response from Hergés heirs is that Tintin is definitely NOT gay, he just has a lot of male friends. But why do they bother? Would you think any less of Tintin and his adventures if you knew he was gay?

;-) /Kris C

Bonus (in Swedish): Intervju med Tintin:

http://sydsvenskan.se/samtidigt/article404702/Tintin-stalld-mot-vaggen.html