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Originally Posted by HarryT
I was proof-reading one of the books in my H. Rider Haggard anthologies a couple of years back, and I got a scanned edition from "archive.org" to proof it against. Much to my disgust, someone (in the original book, not the scan) had blacked out every instance of the word "nigger" in the book. Such things happen with paper books, not just ebooks. It's just easier to spot in paper books.
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While I think censorship is wrong overall, I think discriminatory perjorative terms should in many cases be expunged. Not advocating this as they are often used to illustrate the true character of the bad guy in many books. Still I often find it disturbing.
I am not talking Huck Finn here, which does use the word as a noun? without a discriminatory or hate context IIRC and probably the Haggard series is the same.
I think republishing an older book with those terms changed is the often only way these books will make it into the schools, but then again I have read many recent books with liberal usage.
Guess I am all confused as I think censorship is wrong but I personally would rather have not encountered a book or two.
Helen