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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
For me, a lot of it depends on the role the book has. I know that recently, Judy Blume approved changing parts of "Are You There God? It's Me Margaret," to reflect the changes from pads/belts to tampons and pads. Since a lot of young girls do read that book as part of a rite of passage, it doesn't bother me so much (even 20 years ago, I had to ask my mom what a belt was). If it doesn't change the spirit behind the book, then it's not much of an issue.
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On the other hand, I feel like a learned a lot of things about history and culture by investigating the things I didn't understand in books. I tend to see "out of date" references as a learning opportunity, but I get what you're saying.
I never read Huck Finn, so I can only comment further by saying how disappointed I am the Drole doesn't like The Great Gatsby.
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