In deconstructing the culture and lifestyle habits of the Smurfs (“les schtroumpfs”), French sociologist Antoine Buéno depicts the little blue creatures as racist, sexist, anti-Semitic “archetype[s] ...

"We're going to Smurferize the coronavirus": Thousands gather in France to set a world record right before ban on large groups. This idea probably wasn't from Brainy Smurf. Thousands of people in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As far as their creator was concerned, the Smurfs had nothing to do with politics It was Oct. 23, 1958 — 60 years ago — that the ...

The mayor of a Brittany community has signed a decree banning the sale of alcohol to Smurfs in any of the town's bars this weekend. Mayor Patrick Leclerc issued the municipal decree that bans the sale ...

A new book written by a French sociologist suggests that the Smurfs - blue-skinned cartoon characters aimed at children - are purveyors of racism and anti-Semitism. Video courtesy of AFP. (Photo: ...

Participants wearing smurf (schtroumpf) costumes take part in an attempt to break the world record for the largest gathering of Smurfs, in Landerneau, western France, on May 17. (Image credit: AFP) A ...

When cartoonist Peyo first introduced the Smurfs as supporting figures in a 1958 comic, he had no idea that they would go on to become some of the world's best-loved comic characters. And the story ...