Books banned from schools

Armistead · 01-08-11, 11:33 AM

For most of us older folks, Mark Twain's books were on the reading list. Last few years many schools have removed his books. My son's school still has it, but it's a new addition changing the "N" word.

Should we rewrite history to be politically correct. The danger I see here is our kids will lose an understanding of the time and culture of when these books were written. What if we remove all racist tones from all required reading, could it actully backfire and future generations not have a true understanding of the culture that created racism.

The other issue is obvious that we have a culture where the "N" word is the word of choice by many blacks. Is the goal to ban the old word and replace it with a new word, somehow making it a positive word. I understand blacks say it's OK for them and not whites, but the fact is they drive so much of the music industry and one only watch white kids in a mall calling their friends "my n,,,".

One can just look at books banned from schools and it blows my mind.

01-08-11, 11:33 AM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Books banned from schools For most of us older folks, Mark Twain's books were on the reading list. Last few years many schools have removed his books. My son's school still has it, but it's a new addition changing the "N" word. Should we rewrite history to be politically correct. The danger I see here is our kids will lose an understanding of the time and culture of when these books were written. What if we remove all racist tones from all required reading, could it actully backfire and future generations not have a true understanding of the culture that created racism. The other issue is obvious that we have a culture where the "N" word is the word of choice by many blacks. Is the goal to ban the old word and replace it with a new word, somehow making it a positive word. I understand blacks say it's OK for them and not whites, but the fact is they drive so much of the music industry and one only watch white kids in a mall calling their friends "my n,,,". One can just look at books banned from schools and it blows my mind.