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Originally Posted by Iphinome
There's nothing wrong with that part, they don't want to print out the word, the word is not used in polite society.
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There is, actually. The word is not
used in polite society, and rightly so, except when actually talking about that very word. There's nothing wrong with saying "we don't say nigger any more".
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There is nothing wrong with being politically correct now, it shows some manners. Don't try to confuse the absurdity of applying it retroactively with the ideal of not using hateful language in the now.
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So my use of the dreaded n-word above was impolite? Hateful, even? Live & learn.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
One could argue for and against all these options. I can personally see benefits of a mixture of 3 and 4 for schools: have a "sanitised" version of the book in the library to allow children to read a wonderful story, while preserving the original for English lessons where its cultural context can be properly explained.
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Make it an annotated edition. Explain in a preface, or the occasional footnote if your prefer, of how that word didn't have the exact meaning it has acquired since then.