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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Who will never read it. Is that okay with you?
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If schools and parents wish to eliminate a work of classic literature, that's a generic, public decision. If I still had adolescent children at home, the original, unbastardized version would be on my home summer reading list for them with a parental introduction as to it's origin, time frame and purpose. I am adamantly opposed to re-writing such works to be politically correct. Substitution of the word "slave" for "nigger" is not appropriate due to lack of inclusion. Not all black persons were slaves, nor were all slaves black. One refers to ethnicity, the other to property. The substitution is inappropriate in addition to the change in context.
