Huck Finn Now N-word Free!

[WaffenBrightonburg]

I wish someone censored Gili,that movie was aids on film..I wonder why none released the 3hr directors cut..

Well, none of us remembered Gigli until YOU brought it up.

And my evil work is done here..

[The Rich Port]

We need English teachers to stand up, and stop teaching these crapped-down versions of once-great literary masterpieces in their schools. So, little Timmy read the N-word. So, little Susie read that some man raped a woman. They hear this on the news ALL THE TIME!

Stop protecting children! Pretty soon, Children will begin to die quickly because they'll be immune to nothing!

Agree 100%, We need to stop babying kids, we need to expose them to the harsh light of reality.

To start things off, we need an all-black KKK chapter at every white majority neighborhood.

We must wipe pasty, WASPy, golfing niggerhood from all existence! WHITE POWER!

[Central Slavia]

Can't wait for the censored edition of Nabokov's Lolita!
It will feature the covers and the editor's foreword!

... Why would you want a censored version of Lolita? And why would you care what a censor has to say about the work?

You know, light reading.
Contains 8 pages in total XD

[The Prince of Madness]

I hate the N word, but I hate censoring a masterpiece of American literature much more!

EXACTLY! Couldn't have said it better myself.

[The Rich Port]

I hate the N word, but I hate censoring a masterpiece of American literature much more!

EXACTLY! Couldn't have said it better myself.

Nigga, please. What's wrong with the N word?

[The Parkus Empire]

The book negatively portrays the word. It shows it an an instrument of hate and ignorance. I should they would want that to be the first places kids learned about it (though it's highly unlikely it often is).

[Nazi Flower Power]

Next thing you know they will be using my flag in WWII movies so people don't get offended by the swastikas.

[Nazi Flower Power]

The book negatively portrays the word. It shows it an an instrument of hate and ignorance. I should they would want that to be the first places kids learned about it (though it's highly unlikely it often is).

Tom Sawyer actually was the first place I ever encountered the word "nigger."

[The Rich Port]

The book negatively portrays the word. It shows it an an instrument of hate and ignorance. I should they would want that to be the first places kids learned about it (though it's highly unlikely it often is).

Tom Sawyer actually was the first place I ever encountered the word "nigger."

Really? I learned it from my parents.

[The Corparation]

Next thing you know they will be using my flag in WWII movies so people don't get offended by the swastikas.

This would not surprise me. We should start by contacting the major movie studios and then you van charge them for it.

[The Parkus Empire]

The book negatively portrays the word. It shows it an an instrument of hate and ignorance. I should they would want that to be the first places kids learned about it (though it's highly unlikely it often is).

Tom Sawyer actually was the first place I ever encountered the word "nigger."

Well that says a lot for your upbringing. You were either reading great literature at an earlier age than most or grew up in a pretty decent area.

[Mushet]

:palm: This is what Ray Bradbury was warning us about...

Actually he was warning us about television http://www.laweekly.com/2007-05-31/news ... terpreted/

As for the censorship, those niggas be trippin

[Ravea]

It's a disgrace is what it is.

[Nazi Flower Power]

Tom Sawyer actually was the first place I ever encountered the word "nigger."

Really? I learned it from my parents.

My parents don't use it unless they're quoting someone or talking about censorship and political correctness. They do use it sometimes for things like the discussion we're having in this thread. They don't say "the n-word."

[The Rich Port]

Really? I learned it from my parents.

My parents don't use it unless they're quoting someone or talking about censorship and political correctness. They do use it sometimes for things like the discussion we're having in this thread. They don't say "the n-word."

Good for you.

[Chrinthanium]

I learned it from watching You[tube]!

[Nazi Flower Power]

I learned it from watching You[tube]!

I learned it before there was YouTube... Make me feel old, why don't you?

[The Corparation]

:palm: This is what Ray Bradbury was warning us about...

Actually he was warning us about television http://www.laweekly.com/2007-05-31/news ... terpreted/

As for the censorship, those niggas be trippin

That was eye-opening. And in a good way.

[Luna Amore]

I don't get what all the hubbub is about. Huck Finn is (to my knowledge) public domain. Anyone is free to change it and republish it. You could replace all instances of the word 'nigger' with the word 'banana,' slap a sticker on the front that says 'Now with more bananas," and sell that if you want. This is just a new version of the book. The unaltered version is still available and always will be as long as someone has the mind to print it.

[The Corparation]

I don't get what all the hubbub is about. Huck Finn is (to my knowledge) public domain. Anyone is free to change it and republish it. You could replace all instances of the word 'nigger' with the word 'banana,' slap a sticker on the front that says 'Now with more bananas," and sell that if you want. This is just a new version of the book. The unaltered version is still available and always will be as long as someone has the mind to print it.

But its the idea behind the changes. The idea that since we don't like what someone said we can go back and change what they said.Its altering history. Not to mention that a book that takes place during that time period that doesn't use the word to be politically correct is probably inaccurate and does not convey the message bout the atrocities that were happening then. Now would it be able to satirize it well as Huck Finn does. It doesn't matter that you can still buy the original book. Its still censorship no matter how you look at it.

[Luna Amore]

Thems the breaks, kid. It's public domain. If some publisher wants to shell out the money to make a censored version, they can. And you are free to not buy it.

[The Rich Port]

Thems the breaks, kid. It's public domain. If some publisher wants to shell out the money to make a censored version, they can. And you are free to not buy it.

Just because you CAN do something horrible doesn't mean you SHOULD do something horrible.

[Luna Amore]

And some people would argue that this isn't something horrible.

[Nazi Flower Power]

Thems the breaks, kid. It's public domain. If some publisher wants to shell out the money to make a censored version, they can. And you are free to not buy it.

But if they are going to teach it in schools, they really should use the original and educate kids about the 19th century.

[Natapoc]

I wonder if I'm the only person on this forum that has no problem with this? I don't really see why anyone cares if someone decided to publish a version missing some words or adding some words.

I don't see what all the fuss is about.