How dare they change an American literary classic.
Very strange that many people who are shocked, offended and ready to riot when “the N word is used have no problem with some other words being used.
For instance; the “MF” word, the “CS” word, the “MFB” word, the going to “FUuptheA” word. My 78 year old Christian mother hears this last one at red lights from the car in the lane next to her. You know, when that “boots in the dryer” song is being played really loud. But do not say the “N” word.
This novel delighted me as a child. Even as a kid, I had the sense to know that the terminology was emblematic of a particular era and that the story actually extolled Jim’s virtues.
What’s next? Will these do-gooders go all the way and also expunge the novel of its “gender stereotypes.” After all, Huck dresses up as a girl but his male mannerisms betray him (by the way he threads a needle, throws things, and catches something in his lap). We wouldn’t want today’s kids being exposed to gender differences, now would we? After the PC police get done with this novel, there will be nothing left except a couple of boys on a raft. Oh wait, THAT’S dangerous, so better excise that part too!