Posted on 11/03/2006 6:54:37 PM PST by Stoat
The most important book of the Civil Rights movement would be Uncle Tom's Cabin, which is also verboten for equally imbecilic reasons.
I don't think, however, that Uncle Tom's Cabin can be compared to Huckleberry Finn as a great work of literature.
Agreed, and as we can see even from this thread, there remain some who refuse to see the truth of what you say.
I read this book to my son when he was 5 or so. Instead of "nigger" I would use "slave" - I'm not even sure I used "black". Anyway, I did note to him the progression from Huck treating him like a slave and then to a friend. What a great story on so many levels!
Dearest Jorge, remember what I said about "speed-reading" not being our friend? Perhaps you should go back and read the article at the beginning of this thread. Since you're on meds, please allow me to assist you.
Quote: "Mark Twain's classic "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been pulled from high school classes..."
Now, I know that you probably just stumbled over the very first sentence in the article and didn't comprehend it before you decided to make your first post, but it's not too late to read it now.
Huckleberry Finn wasn't banned from "elementary" education classes. It was being banned in "high school classes". :)
You're right.
Can't argue with that.
Thanks for the debate. You guys have been great.
It's one of my better qualities. Being patient with children, animals, and those who are mentally challenged is one of God's gifts to me.
Common. I've written some nice posts to you.
Can't you stop with the meds insults...for a minute even?
Why not?
How many times do I have to type this before you understand?
Your typing it is an unsupported declaration. Explain why it is bad for children to be exposed to unpleasant things, when it contains a lesson as to WHY they are bad.
By the time kids read "Finn", they are well old enough to understand prejudice. If their only exposure to the term comes as rap lyrics and playground insults, how are they to understand the social implications of racism it carries? It becomes just a "shock" word, like "M*****F*****.
No one who slings that term is really accusing the target of incest with their mother. It is used for insult and shock. Same with racial slurs. "Finn" gives kids some insight into the time when it wasn't a racial insult; it was just the commonplace perception of Blacks by Whites. It was a social given that Blacks were inferior, almost not human. It is that sort of context that students need to understand how vile their "shock" term is, and why modern society condemns its use.
Oh no you don't. You sit back down and respond to my post #145. LOL!
LOL Ok, no more med jokes.
I'm sure God is especially pleased with your insulting His children with the above sort of comments.
Agreed.
How did I insult God's children?
Jorge, I'm waiting for you to respond to my post, #145.
I'm trying to forget that post. You weren't very nice to me.
You said mean things to me.
You need to repent.
LOL. If the lefties get a whiff of that idea, they'll reinsert Huck Finn as mandatory reading ... with the core lesson in the teachers' manual being that Pap is a typical homeschooling parent.
Oh please.......are you an adult or aren't you? You didn't want this book in the hands of "elementary" classes. I informed you that this book was being banned from HIGH SCHOOL classes, which the article clearly states. What say you?
If you believe that I said "mean things" to you in that post, then you are implying that you are either a child, an animal, or mentally challenged. Pick one, or two, or all three.
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