(intense, disgusted sarcasm) Well, It's about time I say! Huck being denounced for being a 'nigger lover,' why it's terribly incorrect and hurtful and has absolutely no value in either literary terms or as a demonstration of why racial prejudice is bad all around! (/intense, disgusted sarcasm)
Of course, I may not be the best judge - I had 'Little Black Sambo' in my kiddie-lit shelf, and all I ever thought of it was "Wow, what a clever little black boy! If only I could be like him!" and not how obviously inferior he was for only wearing a loincloth... or somehing... whatever it i about 'Little Black Sambo' that makes the Political Correctness thought police want it banned, burned, and buried. I mean, he turns a vicious man-eating tiger into yummy pancakes! How cool is that?
Hrm. I know there's a Samuel Clemens quote about censorship, but it's steadfastly avoiding coming forward in my mind.
- CD
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
Of course, I may not be the best judge - I had 'Little Black Sambo' in my kiddie-lit shelf, and all I ever thought of it was "Wow, what a clever little black boy! If only I could be like him!" and not how obviously inferior he was for only wearing a loincloth... or somehing... whatever it i about 'Little Black Sambo' that makes the Political Correctness thought police want it banned, burned, and buried. I mean, he turns a vicious man-eating tiger into yummy pancakes! How cool is that?
Hrm. I know there's a Samuel Clemens quote about censorship, but it's steadfastly avoiding coming forward in my mind.
- CD
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows