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I hate PC revisionists. This is a book from the 1930s and as such there are aspects of the book that don't reflect the mores of today's society. However this wi
by hartror 16y ago
I hate PC revisionists. This is a book from the 1930s and as such there are aspects of the book that don't reflect the mores of today's society. However this will be obvious to its high school student readers and don't need to be "protected" from this sort of material as they're old enough to place it in context.
An example of where the line I think gets blurry is the Golliwoggs from Enid Blyton's Noddy which were removed in the 1980s. I don't know if there is any evidence for or against negative racial stereotypes affecting children's long term views but I won't be exposing my kids to such material.
I would hate to have my small child point to a dark skinned person on the street and say "Golliwogg!" for a start.