Saturday, January 15, 2011

Huck Finn To Be Censored 219 Times

I remember having to read Huckleberry Finn in my junior year American literature course.  They handed out the books and told us all that this literary masterpiece contained a controversial word and that we should all be mature about it and think about how that word has changed over time and what it means to people in our society.  It seems high schools are afraid to try to teach this lesson to kids in America's hyper-sensitive climate.

NewSouth books plans to release a new edition of Mark Twain's book and replace all instances of the N-word with "slave."

NWA Animations has this one:


I also thoroughly enjoyed the Daily Show's discussion on the matter:

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Mark Twain Controversy
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