THE FEIGELSONIAN THEORY OF SMURFIAN COMMUNISM IN THE POST-WAR ERA

According to the Feigelsonian Theory of Smurfian Communism in the
Post-War Era, the Smurfs television show was created as part of a Soviet
plot to brainwash the children of the free world, as part of the USSR
long-range strategy for world domination. To wit:

	Note that all the Smurfs look exactly the same (with the exception of
Papa Smurf--see below). They are all blue-skinned and have white hats
and white tails. This reflects the classless society Marxist theory
proposes, in which all men and women are comrades.

	Note which Smurfs are focused on: Hefty, the soldier and Handy, the
worker. Note which Smurfs are portrayed negatively: Greedy, who
simply eats all the time; Vanity, who contributes nothing to the
society and is lost in his own Narcissism; and particularly Brainy (a
thinly-veiled caricature of Trotsky), who thinks too much for himself
and undermines the Smurf state. He is repeatedly thrown out of the
colony (Trotsky, of course, was assassinated in Mexico).

	Papa Smurf is the only Smurf who wears any clothing other than the
standard-issue white uniform. Instead his outfit is RED. (Need we say
more?) Furthermore, Papa Smurf's unique facial hair is clearly meant
to conjure up images of Lenin and Stalin.

	Note the prime enemy of the Smurfs: Gargamel, and his cat Asreael.
There can be no doubt that this villain/sidekick duo are to represent
the Jews, who were persecuted under Soviet rule.

	You may attempt to challenge this theory with the claim that the
mid-1980s introduction of the younger generation of Smurfs was an
attempt at Americanization. Conversely, I submit that this addition
occurred just as Perestroika and Glastnost took hold in the Soviet
Union, and that openness was reflected in the addition of new
characters.

	Luckily, of course, the United States was able to win the Cold War, and
the communist message of the Smurfs has gone by the wayside. Of
particular contribution in defeating this threat were such shows as GI
Joe (a real American hero, GI Joe is there) and Superfriends (a
flag-waving show if ever there was one).

	-raberts