It's no surprise that there are people who would much rather have a censored version of Huckleberry Finn. Especially since so many people are uncomfortable with the use of the 'n'-word. Although if you look at the big picture of history, there's a lot of things that make a lot of people uncomfortable. The language used in the book is true to the time period. Censoring that is like censoring a part of history and making it seem like it's something it's not. This 'n'-word is indeed a foul word that sounds bitter on the tongue of plenty of people. As long as teachers teach their students to not use the word in a hurtful manner or outside of the classroom when they're not reading Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer, I think it's fine for it to remain in the book and that it honestly shouldn't be an issue.
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