The word Nigger has raised a storm of indignation
From the Blog Speak Your Mind!!!: The word Nigger has raised a storm of indignation - Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:”"; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Well I think it's ridiculous to get rid of the word nigger from The adventures of Huck Finn & Tom Sawyer. It just shows that people have no respect for the work of art. And what do they achieve by using the word slave instead? A time will come when someone might find that word slave offensive as well. I think people like Roger Ebert are mad. You need to change the mindset, if you're so very offended by the word nigger. Although I agree nigger is a racially insensitive word, but they don't realize that they would ruin a great work of art. I don't think any writer would approve of it. Huck Finn is a masterpiece & yet it has been challenged by the world from time to time. Being politically correct will not change the world. There are far bigger things to worry about rather than raping a novel, cause people cannot stand a certain word. Don't you think school kids need to know about the real world & how things were at that time? We need to wake up. It's like deceiving ourselves. And what the hell is less offensive word? The meaning doesn't change by using pretty word. When a writer uses a particular word, there ought to be a reason. Slavery itself is offensive & we shouldn't treat anyone as a slave. But in order to know how bad things are, we need to know the truth…how slaves were treated at that time. By using the word slave, the concept of slavery doesn't become any better. We are just lying that things were not bad in the past. And For God's sake, even today people use the word nigger! It's like using the word love child rather than bastard & presuming that it doesn't sound that bad. Although it's the same thing but people are not that nice in any age. Spiteful tongues are alive even today & they were not different 100 years ago. Doug Mataconis very rightly said: "Huck Finn is an historical novel for us now. It's a window into a past that some would say we haven't fully confronted. Whitewashing (an ironic term for fans of Tom Sawyer ) the racism out of Twain's novels is whitewashing the past, it's sending the message that hey things really weren't that bad, when in fact they were that bad, and worse." I really like one of the comments: "Anybody who attempts to degrade anybody because of moral indignation is no better than those they are degrading – no matter what word they use – they’re just better at convincing others that they are." I think it's very annoying for the writer when you try to fuck with his work. Many a time, people don't understand as to why something is written. In both these books, it's quite obvious that the word nigger must have been common at that time. Some closed minds have problem with everything. If they can't take a particular thing, they can just fuck it, but no, they would make a noise & make sure the work of art is mutilated beyond recognition. Editing 2 books would not change the things that happened in the past. It just proves that we want a better past & so it's okay to alter it to some extent. Last but not least, these are some pertinent question that idiots need to ask themselves: "Would you rewrite Shakespeare? How about T.S. Eliot? Would you change the words of Maya Angelou? If you didn't like what Malcom X had to say would you attempt to rewrite what was said in new textbooks? Then why change the words of Mark Twain?" One more thing. This is what Roger Ebert tweeted in response to New South Publishing's announcement that the N-word which appears in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn a total of 219 times would be deleted : “I’d rather be called a N***** than a Slave.” And Roger Ebert got some very nasty tweets lately. You can't call it constructive criticism. Actually his wife is African American. Anyhow he apologized immediately after being besieged by extremely harsh criticism. “You know, this is very true. I’ll never be called a N***** or a Slave, so I should have shut the **** up,” Roger Ebert tweeted. . Read Full Post
The Missing Hand of our Youth?
From the Blog PakisTanic.Com: The Missing Hand of our Youth? - I donated my right hand five years ago. It was for a good cause and something my friends encouraged me to do. My parents were a little whimsical about it since they weren't very sure whether I was mature enough to make such a huge decision, but five years ago, they finally consented. And so, Related posts: Jawaab-The answer for British Pakistani Youth Happy Happy Halloween Pakistan Changing "Tea Culture" Bigger Media campaign essential . Read Full Post
Parental Disappointment
From the Blog A Myth in Creation: Awais Aftab's Blog: Parental Disappointment - “Saray chotay hotay kehtay thay kay iss kay khayalat baray oonchay hayn, bara aadmi banay ga. Kisi ko kia pata tha kay iss ki soch itni ghalat aur ghattya niklay gee.” (When he was a kid, everyone said he has lofty ideals and would be a great man. Who knew he would turn out to have such false and base thoughts.) My mother, on my refusal to condone religion-sponsored murder. Yes, indeed, the apple has fallen far from the tree. . Read Full Post
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From the Blog Syed Sumair Zafar's Blog: wow 19,309 hits on my blog..thats good b… - wow 19,309 hits on my blog..thats good but i am not providing anthing interesting on blogFiled under: status Tagged: htis visitors wordpress sumair zafar . Read Full Post
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From the Blog Syed Sumair Zafar's Blog: anyone willing to donate a photo related… - anyone willing to donate a photo related to rehabilitation…..Filed under: status Tagged: photography rehabilitation pictures donate donation website . Read Full Post
Islamabad Tonight 7 January 2011
From the Blog pkpolitics - > Islamabad Tonight 7 January 2011 pkpolitics.com — Mani Shankar Ayar (MP-India), Gen. Ret. Hameed Gul and Salem Saif Ullah (PML-HK) in Today's episode of Islamabad Tonight with Nadeem Malik. . Read Full Post
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