>>>>>>>http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/01/04/new.huck.finn.ew/index.html
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>>>>>>Seems that some idiots don't understand that "nigger" was a common word at that time.
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>>>>>That doesn't make it an acceptable word. Slavery was common at one time. Women not being allowed to vote was common at one time. Children being put to work in sweatshops was common at one time, and still is in some places. Aren't we meant to evolve?
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>>>>>One thing that should be said is I don't know whether Mark Twain himself was a racist. Writers put things in characters' mouths all the time that do not represent their personal views. Their purpose is to tell a story. Depending on how you feel about "Moby Dick," TAOHF is considered the greatest American novel yet written.
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>>>>One of the more popular tourist sites in Hartford is the Mark Twain home/museum. I have visited several times. It is on a piece of property adjoining Harriet Beecher Stow's home. If you believe the biography told at the museum, Mark Twain was certainly NOT a racist. In fact he abhored slavery and the unequal treatment of sections of humanity and he used his writings to express those views.
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>>>>Ken
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>>>In fact you must be pretty naive to think that he was a racist. A racist would have written a completely different story.
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>>Translation for lurkers: anyone would have to be (not "you") as his post stated the opposite... :o) (Correct Tore?)
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>What time is it there ? There seems to be a torrent of posts from you in the past few minutes. Happy New Year BTW

Almost 8am. Haven't left for work yet :o) I got some email notices of pm's so I got online to read the pms and just started responding to other messages as well....