tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283377721443306387.post6154609850034503436..comments2023-10-29T11:11:08.216+00:00Comments on popvulture: Freedom of speech in Dire StraitsGarethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05469625961544610871noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283377721443306387.post-43951691242661730772011-01-14T22:32:04.079+00:002011-01-14T22:32:04.079+00:00I agree with you, and thought it was a shame that ...I agree with you, and thought it was a shame that people neglected to mention that when they wrote about Twain being censored. Perhaps I should have made reference to that, rather being in such a rush to talk about Dire Straits!Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469625961544610871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283377721443306387.post-87760355186072543802011-01-14T22:21:51.737+00:002011-01-14T22:21:51.737+00:00The Mark Twain thing, I think, got a little overbl...The Mark Twain thing, I think, got a little overblown. The publisher was not excising "nigger" from all copies. This was a special edition, prepared by a longtime Twain historian, that was specifically geared towards very young audiences. <br /><br />Personally, I'd rather they wait to teach a book like Huck Finn until the audience is old enough to understand it's complexities. However, this type of editing, in this case the "n" word, is no different than editing a film for television, or a song lyric for mainstream radio play. The original version remains intact and is freely available to all at your local bookstore. So, just in this case of Twain, I'm not sure one could call it outright censorship?Peter Brackenoreply@blogger.com