The Smurfs represent the deadly sins and 6 other dark cartoon theories
The eighties gave us incredible cartoons that marked an entire generation, such as The Smurfs. The adventures of these little blue creatures chased by the evil Gargamel immediately won over the audience and is undoubtedly one of the most beloved animated series by many.
In fact, if you want to take a nostalgic trip you can watch the funny cartoon on VIX TV, the VIX movie and tv app for free on any device.
Now that you're older, you probably notice certain details that you didn't care about when you were little. There are even several dark theories that have been created as a result of The Smurfs that leave us with a square eye, for example the alleged satanism in the series.
7 dark theories of The Smurfs
#1 Gargamel, his dark destiny and cat of death?
For some people, Gargamel was at one time a faithful disciple of the Church, his clothing could easily be a Franciscan cassock. However, at some point in his life his path deviated and he ended up linked to pagan and rather dark things like his cat Azrael, who bears the same name as the angel of death in the Jewish and Muslim religion.
#2 Smurfs are racist
In one of the episodes of the first season of the cartoon, the Smurfs experience a terrible and highly contagious virus caused by a fly that turns them into purple Smurfs. Right away, the plot reminds us of a zombie infection.
The dark origin of this episode is in the first issue of the author's original comic, Peyo: Les Schtroumpfs Noir, (in Spanish, The Black Smurfs), which was strongly criticized and controversial for being described as racist after present black characters as savage, primitive, and mindless creatures.
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#3 The Smurfs are members of the Ku Klux Klan
#4 Smurfs are Nazis
In the book Le petit livre bleu, French sociologist Antoine Buéno explains that the Smurfs present a totalitarian society where Nazism is present mainly because of the attitudes they have against Gargamel, who represents a caricature of the greedy Jew, where anti-Semitic stereotypes are present, from his sick greed to even features like his nose.
#5 The relationship between sins and smurfs
Religious groups strongly judged The Smurfs for sending a negative message to children by depicting each of the seven deadly sins: Anger - Grouchy Smurf; Lust - Smurfette; Greed - Hefty Smurf: Pride - Vanity Smurf: Envy - Brainy Smurf; Gluttony - Greedy Smurf; Sloth - Lazy Smurf.
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