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Originally Posted by ccowie
Possibly, but they're very unlikely to be racist.
I have no problem with anyone reading the book and pointing out where they feel racism may have surfaced. In fact that's plays a big role in my interest in the book. But, to read the title and act as censor for us all informing us that this one needs to go; come on. Particularly in light of these comments I think it may generate some great discussion.
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And society often is the one that decides if a book is or isn't racist. Many who ban Tom Sawyer today do so because of some of its language, but at the time when Mark Twain wrote it society was a lot different than it is now.