1:53 pm - 01/05/2011
Roger Ebert can decide which word is more appropriate you guise
Film critic Roger Ebert posted this tweet today:
He linked to this story on CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/0
"What is a word worth? According to Publishers Weekly, NewSouth Books' upcoming edition of Mark Twain's seminal novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" will remove all instances of the N-word -- I'll give you a hint, it's not nonesuch -- present in the text and replace it with slave.
The new book will also remove usage of the word Injun. The effort is spearheaded by Twain expert Alan Gribben, who says his PC-ified version is not an attempt to neuter the classic but rather to update it. "
Some twitter users are not pleased, while others (mostly white, just sayin') totally agree with him, because they are so in the position to use the word and decide its use.
Source: http://twitter.com/ebertchicago/sta
Despite people's shocked tweets he has not apologized or cleared missunderstandings.
It's not that I agree with people updating Mark Twain's work, which is supposed to reflect the reality people faced back then (and I don't believe in trying to erase history, it's the only way we'll learn), but I just *really* hated that he felt the right to use the word, that he felt the right to choose which word is better (did he forget he's white?) and that he would actually say which word he would rather be called when he will never be called neither. What was he thinking? SMH.
People need to think before they tweet and they need to think more before giving their opinion on races issues.Tweet him your opinions: @ebertchicago.
He linked to this story on CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/0
"What is a word worth? According to Publishers Weekly, NewSouth Books' upcoming edition of Mark Twain's seminal novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" will remove all instances of the N-word -- I'll give you a hint, it's not nonesuch -- present in the text and replace it with slave.
The new book will also remove usage of the word Injun. The effort is spearheaded by Twain expert Alan Gribben, who says his PC-ified version is not an attempt to neuter the classic but rather to update it. "
Some twitter users are not pleased, while others (mostly white, just sayin') totally agree with him, because they are so in the position to use the word and decide its use.
Source: http://twitter.com/ebertchicago/sta
Despite people's shocked tweets he has not apologized or cleared missunderstandings.
It's not that I agree with people updating Mark Twain's work, which is supposed to reflect the reality people faced back then (and I don't believe in trying to erase history, it's the only way we'll learn), but I just *really* hated that he felt the right to use the word, that he felt the right to choose which word is better (did he forget he's white?) and that he would actually say which word he would rather be called when he will never be called neither. What was he thinking? SMH.
People need to think before they tweet and they need to think more before giving their opinion on races issues.Tweet him your opinions: @ebertchicago.
the tweet is ill advised, but the topic on hand of the book and erasing the word from it still stands.
Roger Ebert has done a lot to fight the new Fox News Racism standard in the past decade.
What the fuck have you done besides pretend that you give a shit?
Apparently he reads ONTD
Wonder who he stans for.
Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens rolls in his grave at the idea of being censored, I am sure. He purposefully wrote in regional/ethnic/social class-based dialects for what you said.
I KNEW I LOVED YOU FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER BB xxxxx
And take the fun out of it all? Now that's just crazy talk. Twitter wouldn't be half as much fun if people actually put thought into it.
oblig, dis gonna be good, yay wank, popcorn gif.
But the book shouldn't of been censored
*have
It shouldn't be erased from the book, we all know that, but why does Eb even think it's okay for him to say that?
I don't give a fuck what you'd rather be called, man, no one's ever going to call you a nigger.
I said it SHOULDNT be erased.
so cute and hilarious.
I-- I have-- It's important that I did not kill this plant, you understand? So if you're just saying that because that's how you're making your excuse, you have got to understand-- You can't mess with-- I'm never gonna get laid. [Sobs] You obviously don't care. And that's one thing I do, is care. I feel sorry for all the plants in here. I'm going home.
It sucks that the book is getting changed but he still needs to keep his mouth shut with comparisons like that.
i don't care to use the word myself (i'm white fyi), but it's not like he was just throwing it out for fun. he's talking about the censoring of the word - wouldn't it look kinda dumb if he self-censored in a tweet about censorship? in any case, the dude has a track record of being both outspoken and thoughtful; it's not like 50 cent lamely talking about gay people.
i guess he could have put n*****r, but we both still know what he's talking about.
Umm...what? Do you not understand that his tweet was a comment on the soon-to-be changes made to the book?
He's making a political statment against censorship; I see it as a positive one and I'm not going to attack him for that.
I'm appalled that anyone thinks they have the right to go and change a published work to suit current sensibilities. The work should stand unadulterated and unabridged to help understand the society at the time. How hard is it for people to understand that?
That said, I think it Ebert could have rethought his tweet.
It must be so nice to be so privileged that you can actually sit in front of your computer and dismiss problems that you will never have.