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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
Again, removing the word "negro" is clearly censorship. This is a very obvious. The issue is not whether it is censorship; the issue is whether the censorship is desirable or not.
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Hmmm...I don't see where the government forced Astrid Lindgren (or even *asked* her) to remove the word. Her publisher asked her to, and she consented.
It is definitely a change to the book, but since the author herself authorized the change, it is not censorship. It is, rather, an edit to the text of the book. If the author or copyright holder were *forced* to make the change, then that would be censorship.
Or are you trying to say that all changes suggested to authors by publishers are censorship?
Shari