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"New Huckleberry Finn edition censors 'n-word'" by Benedicte Page talk about the censoring tat has been applied to the recent version of Huckleberry Finny by Mark Twain. Some say it's right and some say it should definitely be censored but either way, it is undeniable that the lack of the "n-word" is a modification to the original work and that it takes away from the intention of the author.

The "n-word", also known as "nigger" nowadays make us cringe and it has very strict rules about its use. If a non-african-american person were to use they'd be in trouble for racial discrimination but if a legitimate african-american uses it it appears to be socially accepted. That's the 21st century for y'all.

Back in the 19th it was okay to say the word and nobody would condemn you to seven year of bad luck if you said "black" or "coloured" instead of the new and improved denomination that was accepted at the moment. "Niggers" were slaves: worthless, soulless and sub-human. That same thought was what Twain criticized in his novel, showing the power of the denomination and how it lead "owners" to actually stop thinking of them as their human counterparts.

Those who are mature enough to be able to understand that the book was written more than a century ago and that people (hopefully) have changed since then will be bothered to find themselves with the censored version. It is shameless meddling of Twain's work and it affects the way the reader perceives the harshness of realitynotsolongago.

On the other hand, there are those who want to read the book but get hiccups every time they see "nigger" splashed across the page so they buy the "n___" version of the novel and live happily ever after. The "abusive racial insults that bear distinct connotations of permanent inferiority nonetheless repulse modern-day reader" (Gribben) who in my opinion has the right to be sensitive to racial issues, but should behave like a good reader and take the novel as literature. There, there... have a biscuit.