tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517309195472334692.post7934085764090369656..comments2023-10-30T11:40:07.884-04:00Comments on Magpie Writes: CenSorShipAlex Villasantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109677049281615295noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517309195472334692.post-84089344307924283962011-01-20T02:16:43.561-05:002011-01-20T02:16:43.561-05:00I read about this a couple weeks ago. The whole s...I read about this a couple weeks ago. The whole situation makes me want to poke my eyes out and blow out my ear drums. I think it's madness to cover up our history by replacing "nigger" with a less offensive word. News flash: the white men who started this country were assholes! Our children should be aware of this fact. Using a euphemism is a disservice to them and the progress we have made this far in human rights (so much further to go still). <br /><br />On the other hand, there are individuals whose sensitivities are so overwhelming they miss out on classic literature. Placing them in bubbles sounds like a promising alternative to their whining. Sure I'm all about shocking people and shoving things down their reluctant throats, but I know I don't like to be pushed. I'm pretty stubborn as well. So, for the sake of decreasing the ignorance in the country, providing a censored edition of Huck Finn might not be an entirely awful idea.Laura M. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118305776404765529noreply@blogger.com