Suzanne Metcalfe sent the following link my way, an article by Leonard Pitts about the current Huck Finn controversy. I have to say that I agree with his viewpoint:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/09/2007730/dont-censor-mark-twai...
I remember being highly annoyed and confused a few years ago when my son's LA teacher had the class memorize Robert Service's poem, "The Cremation of Sam McGee," and had the students change the word "queer" to a different word because of its current definition. I feel the same way about NewSouth Books' intentions...
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/09/2007730/dont-censor-mark-twai...
I remember being highly annoyed and confused a few years ago when my son's LA teacher had the class memorize Robert Service's poem, "The Cremation of Sam McGee," and had the students change the word "queer" to a different word because of its current definition. I feel the same way about NewSouth Books' intentions...
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