Posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on January 03, 2006 at 17:33:04 from 213.38.124.194 user ACB.
In Reply to: Re: Editing AR (was Bowlderising AR was Political Correctness was AR v HL) posted by Mark Dudley on January 02, 2006 at 18:22:42:
I have two sons, both of whom are the children of their mother, my wife, one of whom is rather darker than she is, whilst the other one is not.
I read the AR S&A series, as far as BS, to the older, browner, one, who went on to read ML, PM and GN for himself, and he is very happy to take you, or anyone else, round Secret Water, or to Pin Mill, and to point out the relevant features of the Nancy Blackett to you.
Now, suppose that I had not elided the N word and the P word? Would he have been just as keen on Ransome and the virtues that Ransome inculcates?