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I agree. j-whitt987 Send a noteboard - 04/01/2011 09:12:53 PM
The whole idea of censorship is just... wrong.

Literature is like a work of art, and you shouldn't change it just to ensure political correctness.


I've read it a couple times in my 23 years and I don't think it should be changed to make a few people feel better. Racism was expressed a certain way then, and changing the book is like trying to hide the truth about how things were. Just leave it the same as it was written and leave it as optional. Hell, I hear more racist shit at places where I've worked.
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New Edition of Huckleberry Finn will eliminate offensive words Avendesora - 04/01/2011 07:16:36 PM 2242 Views
I am annoyed Camilla - 04/01/2011 07:41:37 PM 1117 Views
That's nothing that new. I read Sawyer and Huck Finn when I was like 10, and it was definitely water beetnemesis - 04/01/2011 07:45:07 PM 1128 Views
I wonder... Camilla - 04/01/2011 08:44:31 PM 1124 Views
I believe... Lady Mystery - 04/01/2011 09:08:13 PM 1199 Views
That's new to me. ? - 04/01/2011 09:35:05 PM 1137 Views
Grimm's Fairy Tales are awesomely dark beetnemesis - 05/01/2011 04:36:28 AM 1104 Views
I knew that... ? - 05/01/2011 09:27:44 PM 1088 Views
There's a difference between a kids' version and a normal version with a censored word, though. *NM* Legolas - 04/01/2011 11:19:26 PM 538 Views
Wouldn't the "kids' versions" ALREADY have that word excised? *NM* Cannoli - 04/01/2011 11:53:09 PM 553 Views
Presumably, yes. *NM* Legolas - 05/01/2011 06:28:47 PM 557 Views
Exactly. *NM* Avendesora - 05/01/2011 01:04:16 AM 672 Views
Read real books then. What kind of ten year old needs to read dumbed down children's books? Cannoli - 04/01/2011 11:21:27 PM 1278 Views
That is just wrong. Maria - 04/01/2011 08:00:57 PM 1179 Views
I agree. j-whitt987 - 04/01/2011 09:12:53 PM 1223 Views
my gut says it wrong but my brain says it is OK random thoughts - 04/01/2011 09:11:00 PM 1353 Views
No, the goal of the book (or one of them) was to illustrate authentic dialogue. Your brain sucks. Cannoli - 04/01/2011 11:49:13 PM 1159 Views
I hate it when I agree with you Camilla - 05/01/2011 12:09:37 AM 1142 Views
yes but you are disagreeing with me so it is a wash *NM* random thoughts - 05/01/2011 04:09:54 PM 537 Views
I see logic isn't your strong point. random thoughts - 05/01/2011 04:09:27 PM 1211 Views
Re: I see logic isn't your strong point. Cannoli - 08/01/2011 01:32:16 AM 1194 Views
it still boils down to the fact that most teachers will not use a book with word nigger in it random thoughts - 08/01/2011 02:55:29 AM 1041 Views
You must have a very low opinion of black people... ßelals Girl - 08/01/2011 07:34:14 PM 1228 Views
*cough* Rodney King trial *cough* *NM* Cannoli - 22/01/2011 07:06:20 PM 561 Views
Wow. Hmm. ? - 04/01/2011 09:31:27 PM 1194 Views
naw Twain was a pinko liberal *NM* random thoughts - 04/01/2011 09:46:57 PM 547 Views
"Roar! You changed my book and now I eats you! Bwahaha"...umm...we really need a zombie smiley. ? - 04/01/2011 10:59:39 PM 1115 Views
It's probably a bad idea Darth_Katie - 04/01/2011 11:06:02 PM 1049 Views
Heh. ? - 04/01/2011 11:26:00 PM 1134 Views
Re: It's probably a bad idea Cannoli - 04/01/2011 11:51:31 PM 1191 Views
Just because it's the point doesn't mean I have to like it. *NM* Darth_Katie - 05/01/2011 04:44:10 AM 532 Views
Reacting to "nigger" like that makes the word more hurtful. Tom - 05/01/2011 03:26:35 AM 1208 Views
Well Sareitha Sedai - 05/01/2011 02:03:58 PM 1134 Views
Pshaw. Elaine - 05/01/2011 01:52:57 PM 1118 Views
My thoughts exactly *NM* ironclad - 06/01/2011 08:42:42 AM 541 Views
Re: I revel in your succint common sense. Danae al'Thor - 07/01/2011 06:01:08 PM 1754 Views
What's next, burning Gone with the Wind? *NM* eucatastrophe - 11/01/2011 12:54:46 PM 555 Views
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