Curious...isn't it?

Curious George is getting a lot of publicity lately…Not only is he hitting the big screen but one of his creators was found dead of possible homicide. Does anyone realize what the original Curious George is???? George’s good friend, the Man in the Yellow Hat, is a gun-toting poacher who, while in Africa, sees George and decides he wants to take him home. So he lures him out with his hat, throws him in a bag and takes him back to the States.

There have been comparisons between the Man in the Yellow Hat and a colonial soldier, as well as lots of parallels between Curious George and slavery- George does menial jobs, is illiterate, etc…. Isn’t it a little weird that George is brown and has no tail? And walks upright and rides a bike? Anyway. Continuing…back in the states, George’s dear friend teaches him to drink and smoke a pipe.

There are those who believe the writer was racist but I am not in the mood to actually research this…
The Curious George of Hollywierd has the Man in Yellow Hat as an eco-tourist and it is all just so endearing and cute.
I understand that it IS kind of annoying when people read into things too much- (like listening to people at art openings philosophizing about the meanings of the artworks.) BUT it is nice to take these things into consideration when reading to our kids. Just be informed. And remember when you are bad- you go to jail to rot…. so you better be good! Okay..that’s a little disturbing.