Reply #11: Okay maybe this will help. [View All]

In my opinion the N-word is bad when it is used to demean a person. In the hood it is a form of solidity. It is used by African Americans,Latinos,Vietnamese and some young caucasians. At least where I am.

To remove offensive words from literature is censorship. The content was and always will be what the author perceived in his thought or actual life experiences. To change the story now would be to actually alter History. This would seem to me to be following along the lines of the Texas Textbooks.


Look America has a past,present and future.Our past is the things which build character. Our present is the doorway to the future. Our Future is the new beginning for the next generation. We should not hide what we were. Or what was done. This is one of the reasons most of us feel the way we do. Instead of trying to cover it up as if it did not exist, maybe this should be a chance for dialog that produces an understanding between the cultures.