New Edition of Huckleberry Finn will not Contain the N-Word
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[QUOTE=superdinoman;27201265]Maybe people should?
Especially if you live in the USA and a Spanish speaking country sits right below us. I am all for speaking English but having a second language really helps.[/QUOTE]
52% of the world speak english, why would you need to learn another language
-snip ninjas-
[QUOTE=superdinoman;27201153]Since when was calling someone a Negro racist?
Negro = Spanish for Black
And in the case of said other N word that is just a Southern slang derivative of the word Negro.[/QUOTE]
hurr what's a connotation?
[QUOTE=General_Xing;27201192]the sooner people stop talking about racism, the sooner it ends
i dont see how you can call this a good thing[/QUOTE]
Right, let's censor "To Kill a Mockingbird" too. While we're at it, might as well fudge the history books! [i]Slavery? Never heard of it![/i]
The only way humanity can move forward is to learn from its past, and books like [i]Huckleberry Finn[/i] draw attention to just how rough things were back then, and do so brilliantly! The senselessness and stupidity of racism is the book's central theme, and to soften the message in the interest of political correctness is exactly the kind of thing that Twain would've had a conniption over.
[QUOTE=riku2211;27201324]That's just stupid. If you're going to update a book, at least keep the things that were abundant during the setting of it.
Imagine if they took it out of To Kill A Mockingbird though. That would pretty much remove half the book.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;27201363]Right, let's censor "To Kill a Mockingbird" too. While we're at it, might as well fudge the history books! [i]Slavery? Never heard of it![/i]
The only way humanity can move forward is to learn from its past, and books like "Huckleberry Finn" and books like Huckleberry Finn draw attention to just how rough things were back then. The senselessness and stupidity of racism is the book's central theme, and to soften the message in the interest of political correctness is exactly the kind of thing that Twain would've had a conniption over.[/QUOTE]
the n word doesnt mean its not racist
Good job at ruining a classic piece of literature, assholes.
book i read in middle school - n word every 5 pages
i mean for fucks sake MIDDLE school
[QUOTE=General_Xing;27201375]the n word doesnt mean its not racist[/QUOTE]
You're totally missing the point, man. The language is so ugly for a [i]reason[/i]. Twain was absolutely brilliant--he didn't use the word "nigger" because he couldn't think of a nicer way of saying it.
[QUOTE=General_Xing;27201328]52% of the world speak english, why would you need to learn another language[/QUOTE]
Because history is not based in only the English language?
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;27201363]Right, let's censor "To Kill a Mockingbird" too. While we're at it, might as well fudge the history books! [i]Slavery? Never heard of it![/i]
The only way humanity can move forward is to learn from its past, and books like [i]Huckleberry Finn[/i] draw attention to just how rough things were back then, and do so brilliantly! The senselessness and stupidity of racism is the book's central theme, and to soften the message in the interest of political correctness is exactly the kind of thing that Twain would've had a conniption over.[/QUOTE]
Exactly, this is akin to Germany denying the existence of the holocaust. (Not as severe, but the same concept.)
First thing I thought of was Ned Flanders.
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;27200834]Well hey there 1984, hows it goin?[/QUOTE]
Don't be retarded, comparing one minor censorship to 1984 is dumb, you can still coment against that decision right?
People are too sensitive these days.
[QUOTE=mysteryman;27201281]This just in: All copies of To Kill a Mockingbird have been recalled in favor of redistributing a more "friendly" abridged version; any and all racial slurs have been replaced with fun! innocent words like cotton candy![/QUOTE]
"Daddy, why do you defend cotton candy?"
[QUOTE=superdinoman;27201434]Because history is not based in only the English language?[/QUOTE]
almost every piece of media in this world is in english as a standard
so shut ya mouth ernest
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[QUOTE=General_Xing;27201375]the n word doesnt mean its not racist[/QUOTE]
but the N word is what they said
[editline]4th January 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=General_Xing;27201663]almost every piece of media in this world is in english as a standard
so shut ya mouth ernest
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is that seriously your idea of an argument
[QUOTE=strayebyrd;27201684]but the N word is what they saidt[/QUOTE]
yeah so they said alot of things that are banned these days
General_Xing you have just made the longest sequence of terrible posts I have ever seen
From biblical comparisons to advocating we forget about racism to thinking that "almost all" media is English
congratulations
[QUOTE=General_Xing;27201727]yeah so they said alot of things that are banned these days[/QUOTE]
the N word isn't banned, it's just heavily frowned upon. Shows like the Wire use it freely and repeatedly
which n word
nigger or negro
[QUOTE=Zeke129;27201787]General_Xing you have just made the longest sequence of terrible posts I have ever seen
From biblical comparisons to advocating we forget about racism to thinking that "almost all" media is English
congratulations[/QUOTE]
thx
[editline]4th January 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=strayebyrd;27201794]the N word isn't banned, it's just heavily frowned upon. Shows like the Wire use it freely and repeatedly[/QUOTE]
go say it in a work place, will be funny
[QUOTE=General_Xing;27201880]
go say it in a work place, will be funny[/QUOTE]
Hence why I said 'heavily frowned upon'.
[QUOTE=strayebyrd;27201911]Hence why I said 'heavily frowned upon'.[/QUOTE]
its considered a hate crime
last time i checked if you break crimes its considered a criminal offence
[QUOTE=General_Xing;27201880]
go say it in a work place, will be funny[/QUOTE]
But it's to show what it was like back then. Nobody is condoning the use of the n word, and neither is Mark Twain, actually that was why he used it, to show how people thought and how prevalent and disgusting racism is.
not really a notable event, it won't be in schools and it is akin to having an edited version of the godfather on tv
[QUOTE=General_Xing;27201928]its considered a hate crime
last time i checked if you break crimes its considered a criminal offence[/QUOTE]
Context is often considered with hate crimes. This is like the opposite of a hate crime.
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;27200880]Make the minorities happy[/QUOTE]
For some reason I doubt it. Its more like apologetic white people being overly political correct when no one cares.
[QUOTE=General_Xing;27201928]its considered a hate crime
last time i checked if you break crimes its considered a criminal offence[/QUOTE]
That's irrelevant, my point was, if the Wire, a show set in the modern day, can use it, why can't a book set in racially charged context use it?
[QUOTE=General_Xing;27201663]almost every piece of media in this world is in english as a standard
so shut ya mouth ernest
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Hey bro I asked before for you guys not to post his picture and to merely add Fadi to friends as he is lonely and needs friends.
Terrible attempts at trolling, terrible counter arguments. I can only conclude you are still in your early to mid teens and think you are somehow clever or funny with extremely stupid remarks.
Good luck in life with that attitude bro Im sure it will take you places. Especially with idiosyncratic views on how the world works.
I hope they don't censor Of Mice and Men. It has "Nigger" written everywhere, and removing the word would ruin the message of equality in book.
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