Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The Daily Show Free Write

This clip from The Daily Show made a few valid points as to why the N word could be replaced with the word slave.  I personally believe that the book should be left the way it is.  Mark Twain wrote the book in order to educate readers on slavery at the time.  History shouldn't be changed just because today's society finds it offensive.  People are already aware of the word so deleting it from popular texts isn't going to change the way people view it.  Most people already know why it is considered offensive and have made decisions in their own lives to either use the word or take it out of their vocabulary.  History can't be changed, and neither should a popular book that many people have read in their lifetime.

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