Re: Bowlderising AR (was Political Correctness was AR v HL)


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Posted by Peter H on December 28, 2005 at 13:28:49 from 86.130.138.110 user Peter_H.

In Reply to: Bowlderising AR (was Political Correctness was AR v HL) posted by Jock on December 28, 2005 at 01:52:42:

I agree in general with Jock's views on altering an author's text, with that one exception - the 'N' word is so offensive it just has to come out. The explanation which might be provided might be OK for traditional white-skinned readers, but would it really make a young black reader (new to Ransome perhaps) feel any better? The word would still be there, and the 'explanation' would just look like an excuse.


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