tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post955359938431324557..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: 'Huckleberry Finn' To Be Bowdlerized By PublisherSteve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-15968691139982317172011-01-05T18:03:42.280-06:002011-01-05T18:03:42.280-06:00jams, Winston Smith is a good bet, but the other q...jams, Winston Smith is a good bet, but the other question is "What other great works are in the queue for censorship?"Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-9382808200372390722011-01-05T15:07:32.220-06:002011-01-05T15:07:32.220-06:00Yegods! So who will they get to make the changes -...Yegods! So who will they get to make the changes - Winston Smith?jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-66567214804931547532011-01-04T18:02:13.813-06:002011-01-04T18:02:13.813-06:00fallenmonk, Kay, CG...
The supreme irony of this ...fallenmonk, Kay, CG...<br /><br />The supreme irony of this act is that Mark Twain, while no saint, was probably more nearly anti-racist than any white male of his era, and moreover, <i>HF</i> proves it. I've seen it happen before, though: Twain's story "The War Prayer" is occasionally taken literally as a statement of Twain's views in favor of war, rather than the highly ironic antiwar document it is. There is no arguing with literal-minded people, and thus no persuading them of the wrongness of their position.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-77012969564618782702011-01-04T16:58:16.108-06:002011-01-04T16:58:16.108-06:00You got to be kidding. This is so Orwellian as to ...You got to be kidding. This is so Orwellian as to make the blood run cold. Or boil as the case may be.<br /><br />The chocolate ration has always been 17 grams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-35797034015468289412011-01-04T15:33:48.731-06:002011-01-04T15:33:48.731-06:00You're on a roll!!!! As an language major (En...You're on a roll!!!! As an language major (English, Spanish, French) and a writer, I am concerned about this. And growing up in the 50s, taught me the impact and negativity of the term "nigger". I have never ever used that word. However, when we start talking about censoring one of the giants of American Literature, I draw the line. At best, it's disrespectful to Mark Twain's legacy: writing about the way it was in this country the way it was no holds barred. At worst, it's plain damned ignorant.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-43138553100969362962011-01-04T15:25:03.797-06:002011-01-04T15:25:03.797-06:00It is a travesty and people who do this are crimin...It is a travesty and people who do this are criminals. Mr. Clemens was a master wordsmith and choose his words carefully. Removing such words because they are no longer politically correct removes more than just the word...it removes the soul of the story. I am glad my copies of Mark Twain's works are just as he meant them to be read.fallenmonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652766170343957948noreply@blogger.com