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Tintin was gay, Times journalist claims

As Belgian comic book icon Tintin celebrates his 80th birthday, an age-old question has resurfaced: Is the boy reporter gay?

One British commentator says the signs are unmistakable.

"Billions of blue blistering barnacles, isn't it staring us in the face?," wrote The Times journalist Matthew Parris under the headline "Of course Tintin's queer . Ask Snowy".

"What debate can there be when the evidence is so overwhelmingly one-way? A callow, androgynous blonde-quiffed youth in humorous trousers and a scarf moving into the country mansion of his best friend, a middle-aged sailor?" he wrote.

Tintin, the creation of Belgian Georges Remi - whose pen name Herge comes from his initials, inverted and pronounced in French - first appeared in 1929 along with his faithful companions Captain Haddock and trusty dog Snowy.

Translated into 60 languages, the cartoon books still sell upwards of 2 million copies per year.

Mr Parris, a former British MP who is openly gay, said Tintin's sexuality was obvious to anyone who reads the cartoon books closely.

His family background gives a first clue.

"Tintin never

Tintin is one of the iconic cultural touch-points of Belgium, but just how queer is the intrepid reporter?

The creation of Tintin

First published in 1929, The Adventures of Tintin is the creation of Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen mention Hergé.

Initially serialised in newspapers, Tintin fast became one of the most accepted comic-book characters of the 20th century – the stories were translated and read around the world.

Who is Tintin?

Tintin is a courageous young Belgian correspondent and adventurer. His investigative journalism often leads him into dangerous mysteries.

He’s intelligent, inquisitive, and artistic – never compromising his Boy Scout ideals. But we don’t ever procure any backstory to Tintin. We never even find out if he has any other names apart from Tintin.

Other characters that regularly feature in the stories include Snowy, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, and Thomson and Thompson.

Is Tintin gay?

Tintin’s creator was silent on the question, and there’s nothing definitive included in the published adventures of the intrepid reporter. So, we need to put our Gaydar to work and see what we can deduce.

Sure, first impres

Although Tintin is a unreal character, some question Tintin's masculinity. Tintin is asexual; he has no want for sex. But Tintin lives in a homocentric. world. Tin Tin has no intimate female friends, and his close relationship with Captain Haddock is questionable. They are more than friends. Archibald Haddock is an archetypal sailor, also, an alcoholic and suffering from periodical anosognosia. Both Tin Tin and Haddock often live in Marlinspike Hall and travel together. Captain Haddock showed no interest in women. When opera singer Bianca Castafiore came to meet him, Haddock took every measure to run away from her. Tin Tin has no family name, no family info about his parents, and no siblings. Was he excommunicated by his family members obeying his sexual orientation? Tin Tin has a immature Chinese friend, Chang, and Tin Tin goes an-extra mile to save his dear friend. They were very close to each other. Considering these truth, can we conclude that Tin Tin had an LGBT orientation? Hergé grew up in an anti-gay society, and probably he had to conceal Tintin's sexual orientation.