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How the Smurfs Got One Up on You by Druid Smurf
**1 September, 1999...Enough's enough already. I've done a great deal of research into this situation with Tammy Ritchie. My parody is totally legal and does not infringe on the rights of Time Warner, Hanna-Barbera, Peyo, or the Cartoon Network. I've removed all images (which could be questionable) and have left a terrific essay that SO MANY PEOPLE LOVE! Enjoy it. If you don't know what was going on with Tammy Ritchie, please read on. I've left all the notes and comments in tact. After all the gobbledy gook and quotes from the Fair Use Act, you can dive right into this all too controversial essay and let me know what you think! Brightest Blessings!
**A note from the author....Well, it looks as though Perilous Times wants to get into a childish game of tit for tat. The Webmistress of that site copied my entire essay and republished it on her site. I asked her to remove it, which she did, but left portions up clinging to the Fair Use Act. Fine and dandy with me. I could care less. However, she decided to let me know that there was a "copyright suprise" in store for me. What does this mean? Well, I'm quite certain she has written to Time/Warner (the owner of the Smurfs) and told them about my page. OK, so I'll head her off at the pass. I already put a call in to Time/Warner for their copyright laws and have removed any and all copyrighted images of the Smurfs from this page. I also direct you to the same quotes she used in the Fair Use Act which protect my page as well....
According to the Fair Use Act, this page is a parody, a criticism, and and educational essay thereby being protected legally. The bold headlines are the section of the Fair Use Act that are used in this essay.
"Subject to some general limitations discussed later in this article, the following types of uses are usually deemed fair uses:
Criticism and comment--for example, quoting or excerpting a work in a review or criticism for purposes of illustration or comment.
News reporting--for example, summarizing an address or article, with brief quotations, in a news report.
Research and scholarship--for example, quoting a short passage in a scholarly, scientific or technical work for illustration or clarification of the author's observations.
Nonprofit educational uses--for example, photocopying of limited portions of written works by teachers for classroom use.
Parody--that is, a work that ridicules another, usually well-known, work by imitating it in a comic way."
Please refer to the following link if you have any questions: When Copying is OK: The Fair Use Act. Brightest Blessings!!
Enough of this dribble...Let's get on with my PARODY!!
I'm sure you don't remember me from any of the episodes because I was busy off screen technically advising your favorite cartoon!
All those years you thought you were watching a bunch of smurfy blue folks that were only three apples high! I'm here to tell you that you were wrong. Every Saturday morning, we taught your young minds more than you think! We taught you all about Paganism and Druidry. Don't believe me? Well then smurf down this page and keep reading. I'm sure I'll have you convinced soon enough!
Let's start off with the most important aspects of Smurfdom. Magick. Magick wasn't something the smurfs "did"; it was what we were. You will see a great deal of different magickal styles represented from Alchemy (Papa Smurf) to Elemental Earth Magick (Mother Nature).
We taught you that negative magick (and magick used to hurt people) was wrong. Gargamel was always a victim of the three fold law. Gargamel used his powers of magick for negative intent. He didn't live by the "harm ye none" law, as we did! Whenever he tried to hurt anyone with his magick, it always backfired on him three times as bad as he had intended for the Smurfs. Papa Smurf taught us to use our magick to help others and nature. Papa Smurf was the High Priest, Sage, Teacher, and Father of us all.
Ok, let's look at how we lived! We lived with nature; as a part of it, not seperate from it. Our most favorite and most respected tree was the Great Oak. If you remember, we held most of our rites there and payed homage to that wonderful tree! Our dearest friends were the sprites, faeries, and elemental spirits of the Earth. Do you remember Lyconia? She was the deaf flower faerie. She was one of our best friends. Each Spring, Lyconia touched the flowers with her magick wand to make them grow and live.
Farmer Smurf taught us to respect and care for the land. If we did, then She would share her bounty with us. He taught us not to take advantage of Nature.
Hmmm. And you though we were just a group of men! Well, even though we lived as the ancient Druids did (a society of men scholars, bards, and teachers) we did represent the aspect of the feminine. If you will notice, the trine Goddess was represented in each of our episodes! There was Smurfette. What a lovely girl and "mother" to us all. Mother Nature represented the "crone" aspect! And later, the maiden was shown through Sassette!
We showed you how Pagan religions treat their children. Our young folk consisted of Sassette, Nat (short for "Natural Smurf"), Snappy, Slouchy, and of course Baby Smurf. We showed the world that there was a unique individuality in each child and not to supress that fact. Do you remember the episode when the Smurflings began their own rock band? Brainy Smurf objected to it, but Papa taught that each Smurf can march to the beat of their own drum. Patience was the key to raising healthy, happy Smurflings and allowing their creativity to blossom!
One of the most important links between the Smurfs and Paganism. The celebration of Sabbats. How many episodes dealt with the "Rite of Spring" and Harvest festivals? Countless. We were always dancing, singing, playing our instruments, and paying homage to nature during our festivals.
And thanks to a few vigilant smurf devotees, light has been shed on a few more thoughts. According to Shemhazai Endemoniao (valis@pacificnet.net)
azrael is the name of the islamic ANGEL OF DEATH. Bet no one caught that one! (well, at least Shemhazai did!)
And this last thought was supplied by CMK3Walls@aol.com...Let us not forget Grandpa Smurf. Who reminded us not to shun and tuck our old ones away, but to respect the abundant and wonderful knowledge and experiences all of our old ones have for us. All the smurfs valued and thrived from grandpa's stories, especially the smurflings. He also reminded us of the important connection between the present and the past.
And the most awsome smurf of all was Baby Smurf, who promised the bright future of the smurfdome. He also taught us that children possess a special magick all their own. It is necessary to encourage that magick; lest they forget how to use it.
So, are you convinced? If you can think of any other correlations, you are more that welcomed to send it our way!
Brightest Blessings!
Druid Smurf
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