New Edition Of 'Huckleberry Finn' Will Eliminate Offensive Words

NPR ^ | 01/04/11 | Mark Memmott

[NewCenturions]

Apparently, the “n” word is the scariest word ever and must never, never be used (except by violent rappers). Why are liberals so TERRIFIED of that word? Rude, yes, but it is not some black magic spell!

[stboz]

By this, the liberal establishment reveal their ignorance and their intent.

If you get chance, watch Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain, Tonight! Pay particular attention to the monologue concerning the matter of Jim.

Liberals, YOU are the racists. You stink.

[BenLurkin]

[Dr. Sivana]

Oh, yeah?! Well when are they going to fix The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and address the noble so-called "Injun Joe" as "Native American Joe" or "Indigenous Joe?" ... Hmmmm??

[BenLurkin]

[Bullish]

Thanks so much for posting that. I haven’t read HF since early teens.

HF is an anti-slavery novel.

[truthguy]

One of the scholars, Alan Gribben of Auburn University,

I seriously doubt this guy is a scholar. A real scholar wouldn't have the audacity to touch Mark Twain. The guy is a PC hack. I'd guarantee that. Now I'm gonna research this creep.

[BenKenobi]

We have a winner!

Racist Dim educators don’t like Twain shining a beacon into their racism.

[goodwithagun]

If you think that's bad, take a “gander” at these politically correct nursery rhymes: http://www.amazon.com/Father-Gander-Nursery-Rhymes-Amendment/dp/0911655123/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294191781&sr=8-1

[M-cubed]

One of the scholars, Alan Gribben of Auburn University, tells PW that “this is not an effort to render Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn colorblind. ... <<

Nope! but if the job is editing the N word out of the actual book...I'll do it on my computer for $50....if the 2 of them will do it for $20 bucks each...then... I ll make them both in charge of Economics of both schools...

Give me a break...Edit out the N-word???....Sooooooooo hard!...I shoulda gone to Auburn!

[Graybeard58]

Waiting for a P.C. rewrite of the Bible, or maybe it's already out there. Nothing surprises me any more.

[truthguy]

I seriously doubt this guy is a scholar. A real scholar wouldn't have the audacity to touch Mark Twain. The guy is a PC hack. I'd guarantee that. Now I'm gonna research this creep.

Went to UC Berkeley. Anyone surprised?

[Othniel]

What's next, a remake of Blazing Saddles? That would be about ten minutes long!!

[fight_truth_decay]

Huck and Jim talk about kings, Jim thinks King Solomon would cut a child in half because he already has so many kids, Jim also think Frenchmen are men so they should talk like a man (like he and Huck); Huck tries to argue both but gives up.

Huck listens to Jim at night mumbling about his wife and children; Jim tells Huck about a time when he got upset at his daughter for not listening to him, but them realized she was deaf. Jim is very upset for that one time; Huck looks at Jim as more of a human being with feelings rather than a slave animal.

A crowd is formed to lynch the murderer, they all stop when he confronts them; tells them they are cowards, and the south's way is to kill in a man in the dark, behind his back with a mob. He also said it is the same mentality that an army has; they will only have courage from the numbers they have.

Huck finds one of the daughters, Marry Jane; He tells her the truth about the King and Duke because she is crying about the slaves being separated from eachother. (They are mother and two sons) ;

Huck decides the daughters of the dead man are nice; feels bad for helping the King and Duke; Huck steals the money and hides it, he will send a letter later to tell the daughters where to find it.

The book shows a lot of the old southern ways in regards to feuds, killing because of personal dignity, and superstition (all seen directly through Huck's eyes) Huck and Jim build a relationship through the entire book, until Huck would rather go to Hell than turn Jim in.

Summary: Huckleberry Finn, known better as Huck, writes an autobiographical review of his adventure down the Mississippi river and his attempt to free a slave.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Don’t ever touch my H P Lovecraft or THE LOST GOD and other Adventure Stories by John Russell!

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Yes. Context matters, whether you're quoting Dick the Butcher, or Huckleberry Finn. If we cherry-picked fine literature for all “offensive” quotes; we'd be left with dross.

[Graybeard58]

Well when are they going to fix The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and address the noble so-called "Injun Joe" as "Native American Joe" or "Indigenous Joe?

Or this from the Declaration Of Independence:

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

[Danae]

I agree. The book is a snapshot of history. Editing it, edits history.

I think it is WRONG. It’s censorship based on ever changing social norms and the flat evil of Political Correctness.

[billorites]

Well, it would be fine with me if they rewrote that loathsome Diary of Ann Frank book.

Man, talk about a buzz kill.

Be a little more "upbeat" if she doesn't get snuffed in the end don't ya think?

She goes on to found the women's studies program at Rutgers maybe or becomes a famous lesbian, bangs Jack Kennedy or Eleanor Roosevelt, whatever...

[henbane]

The academic PC police scrub the offending words from the classic text for the grade-schoolers . . .

then really go to town on the high-schoolers with a gay friendly Huck and Jim in Leslie Fiedler's "Come Back to the Raft Ag'in, Huck Honey!"

Our "Progessive" educators are beating, twisting and deforming Twain's great American 19th Century novel into a limping, mincing cripple.