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Have you read Maus, MrGBH? The final panel is from it… it’s a book about the Holocaust. I believe the joke is that the “edit” is bending to the ignorance of Holocaust deniers?
Really well-done. I have to wonder to what extent censoring Huckleberry Finn is about protecting those most easily hurt by the “N-word” and how much of it is to protect white southerners from acknowledging just how all-encompassing racism was in their history. It should be noted that the publishing house is named “NewSouth.”
I felt just like Mary when I first heard the news on the radio. This comic examples why I title this generation as the “wimpy generation”. If they start censoring books of the past, they’ll start trying to change what happened in history books to wimpify kids even more.
Just earlier today, I was watching Arnold Swartzenager’s “The Sixth Day”. The whole idea that the protagonist’s wife wants to replace their dead dog with a clone so their child doesn’t understand death makes me think of this censoring fiasco.
I can understand why some would like to censor it. But, wouldn’t it be better to put a black bar over the “offensive” words, then to change the words and hide the censorship.
Even Family Guy changed it to “N-Word Jim”, show how much we fear that word.
School and teachers are asked to do so much, it easier to just not study the text then to go over why a word you can’t use is in it and then have to deal with the kids who will or to take the time and effort to get permission slips to read a book and segregate the class to those who get to read and discuss it and those who get to do something else.
January 20th, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Oh God, poor Rick. That “I can see both sides” remark slipped out before his brain caught up.
January 21st, 2011 at 4:21 am
Firstly, “I weep for our generation” is my new standard response to any question.
Secondly, I have not heard of this fresh new controversy.
Thirdly, I just plain don’t get the joke.
January 21st, 2011 at 5:04 am
Have you read Maus, MrGBH? The final panel is from it… it’s a book about the Holocaust. I believe the joke is that the “edit” is bending to the ignorance of Holocaust deniers?
January 21st, 2011 at 5:52 am
Today, you drew blood. Good work.
January 21st, 2011 at 9:40 am
Really well-done. I have to wonder to what extent censoring Huckleberry Finn is about protecting those most easily hurt by the “N-word” and how much of it is to protect white southerners from acknowledging just how all-encompassing racism was in their history. It should be noted that the publishing house is named “NewSouth.”
January 22nd, 2011 at 5:05 am
Amazing, guys! I had no idea about the Huck Finn’s censorship, though.
January 23rd, 2011 at 5:20 pm
Wow guys, that last panel packed a serious punch. Well done.
January 24th, 2011 at 1:14 am
I felt just like Mary when I first heard the news on the radio. This comic examples why I title this generation as the “wimpy generation”. If they start censoring books of the past, they’ll start trying to change what happened in history books to wimpify kids even more.
Just earlier today, I was watching Arnold Swartzenager’s “The Sixth Day”. The whole idea that the protagonist’s wife wants to replace their dead dog with a clone so their child doesn’t understand death makes me think of this censoring fiasco.
January 24th, 2011 at 2:47 pm
Holy shit, they’re censoring Huck Finn?
Really?!
January 25th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/05/132685293/Sanitized-Edition-Of-Huckleberry-Finn-Causes-Uproar
Read the NPR article about it.
I can understand why some would like to censor it. But, wouldn’t it be better to put a black bar over the “offensive” words, then to change the words and hide the censorship.
Even Family Guy changed it to “N-Word Jim”, show how much we fear that word.
School and teachers are asked to do so much, it easier to just not study the text then to go over why a word you can’t use is in it and then have to deal with the kids who will or to take the time and effort to get permission slips to read a book and segregate the class to those who get to read and discuss it and those who get to do something else.