You gotta be kidding me part 2

[Elhuero]

This is political correctness run amok.

Next they'll be teaching that the U.S. started WWII by firebombing Dresden nuking the Japanese.

the word "******" is used in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 219 times.

I wonder how many kanye west, jay z, and snoop dog albums it would take to reach that number?



Video:

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/0...iref=allsearch


Article:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/01/0...iref=allsearch


What is a word worth? According to Publishers Weekly, NewSouth Books' upcoming edition of Mark Twain's seminal novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" will remove all instances of the N-word -- I'll give you a hint, it's not nonesuch -- present in the text and replace it with slave.

The new book will also remove usage of the word Injun. The effort is spearheaded by Twain expert Alan Gribben, who says his PC-ified version is not an attempt to neuter the classic but rather to update it.


"Race matters in these books," Gribben told PW. "It's a matter of how you express that in the 21st century."
Is editing "Huckleberry Finn" a good idea? Tell us what you think
Unsurprisingly, there are already those who are yelling "Censorship!" as well as others with thesauruses yelling "Bowdlerization!" and "Comstockery!"




Their position is understandable: Twain's book has been one of the most often misunderstood novels of all time, continuously being accused of perpetuating the prejudiced attitudes it is criticizing, and it's a little disheartening to see a cave-in to those who would ban a book simply because it requires context.


On the other hand, if this puts the book into the hands of kids who would not otherwise be allowed to read it due to forces beyond their control (overprotective parents and the school boards they frighten), then maybe we shouldn't be so quick to judge.


It's unfortunate, but is it really any more catastrophic than a TBS-friendly re-edit of "The Godfather," you down-and-dirty melon farmer?


The original product is changed for the benefit of those who, for one reason or another, are not mature enough to handle it, but as long as it doesn't affect the original, is there a problem?

[patrick0685]

the word "******" is used in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 219 times.

I wonder how many kanye west, jay z, and snoop dog albums it would take to reach that number?

2 songs i bet

[TFOGGER]

Originally Posted by Elhuero
the word "******" is used in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 219 times.

I wonder how many kanye west, jay z, and snoop dog albums it would take to reach that number?

How many albums? about .07...

NWA does NOT stand for NorthWest African-Americans.....

[TS12000]

"I'm just updating it" is becoming used far too much for my tastes. Some things are best left unchanged, because when you change them you destroy them.

[Elhuero]

so far there's no move to sanitize The Color Purple.

****** is used in that one over 200 times.

editing the work written by a white man, while leaving the work written by a black woman.

hmmmm.....

[BigBear]

so far there's no move to sanitize The Color Purple.

****** is used in that one over 200 times.

editing the work written by a white man, while leaving the work written by a black woman.

hmmmm.....

Not surprised are you? lol

[Byte Stryke]

So if we will sanitize the works of Mark Twain, what of the great American Story "The Color Purple."
Will we relegate ourselves to such hypocrisy to differentiate the literary works of a White Man in contrast to a non-white Woman?
what of Popular Hip Hop Music?
Will "NWA" become Northwestern Americans?
Will the popular rappers stop using the word as it is so offensive as to destroy literary works.
And what of the NFL?
When will we stop forcing the Term "redskin" on my Family for the sake of sport?

I tire of the inferred plight of inequality for one when in Fact the inequality is so widespread and diverse that it it is in fact, equal.

We cry for equality and inclusion, yet we cling to titles of (Race)-American in an attempt to victimize ourselves.
Only when we accept our past and all become AMERICANS will be all be equally American.

[Graves]

Ugh, guess while we're at it we could remove the weminz in Playboy to make it more suitable for everybody.

[ghettodub]

When will we stop forcing the Term "redskin" on my Family for the sake of sport?

I tire of the inferred plight of inequality for one when in Fact the inequality is so widespread and diverse that it it is in fact, equal.

We cry for equality and inclusion, yet we cling to titles of (Race)-American in an attempt to victimize ourselves.
Only when we accept our past and all become AMERICANS will be all be equally American.

^yup

[CrufflerSteve]

This stuff is never new. Read about Thomas Bowdler. He helped create a verb called bowdlerize. It's probably all for nothing. In the future nobody is going to read anything longer than a text message.

Steve