I can (and do) choose to edit the books my own children read; however, let's not have the "powers that be" arbitrarily trying to rewrite classic literature's version history. It waters down our perspective of the times.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Editing literature
The poll on today's local news website: Should classic literature be edited before allowing students to read it? The specific reference was to taking the "n" word out of Mark Twain.
I can (and do) choose to edit the books my own children read; however, let's not have the "powers that be" arbitrarily trying to rewrite classic literature's version history. It waters down our perspective of the times.
I can (and do) choose to edit the books my own children read; however, let's not have the "powers that be" arbitrarily trying to rewrite classic literature's version history. It waters down our perspective of the times.
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I have to wonder if the people suggesting this have ever read the book!! It totally emasculates the message to remove the "n-word."
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