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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Got me thinking in a whole new way. Is it right that these works be bowdlerized? Many things should never have happened, but altering books to imply that they didn't just seems wrong. According to Wikipedia in the 1960's the Nancy Drew character was made more feminine and less assertive, as well as eliminating racial stereotype with limited success. Does not one cancel out the other, and to what purpose? To change our perception of history or to make money?
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I think it's safe to say that the Stratemeyer Syndicate's purpose was to make money by continuing to sell a series in which the early books had become quite outdated.
I would disagree with Wikipedia that Nancy is became more feminine and less assertive in the revisions. It's been a while since I read the originals and the revisions, but I just don't recall that. She is, however, more respectful of laws, authority in general, and the rights of suspects in the revisions.
She's also a lot more boring.