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Originally Posted by Ghostwriter
Wonder why "Huckleberry Finn" wasn't on the list as it has the n-word all through it?
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Originally Posted by honeychile
Took the words out of my mouth. It's usually on the Top Ten of any Banned Books, as is To Kill A Mockingbird. People forget the concept of context.
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Extremely random, but this reminded me of the times when we read these books in middle (HF) and high (TKAM) school.
I lived in Bel Air, MD during middle school, and I was one of like 4 black people in this 1,400+ student school. When we started reading Huck Finn, the teacher gave this huge disclaimer about the word's usage ("k_s, I'm SO sorry you have to hear this word, but..."). When students would read out loud, they usually paused and wanted me to say the word lol
In high school, we read TKAM individually and then watched the movie as a group. My 9th grade center was lot more diverse, but there weren't many black folks in my English class. Every time "colored" or any other similar word was dropped, everyone turned to look at me to make sure I was OK.
I agree that folks should recognize that context is important.
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