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Originally Posted by gastan
Believe me, your little darling won't become a raging racist by reading this book or being exposed to the word "nigger". That's like saying a one or two hour conversation with a lesbian will turn your little debutante into one. What reading the original words may do is help your little tyke internalize, on a visceral, gut level, why the word is so offensive. It may help them understand their culture and society better.
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1. Harry's not American.
2. It won't help anyone understand their culture and society better
if they are never exposed to the book because it isn't taught.
I agree with a lot of your points above, but the reality is that the book is not being taught in schools because of the one word. Would you rather the book not be taught at all, or taught with "slave" instead of "n*****?" Either are valid choices, but you must understand that *those* are the two choices. There is no option for "teaching the unedited version" - that is not happening.