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To Censor or Not? Mark Twain's novels and the "N" word

Recently it was announced that the newest editions of Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn were to take out certain words, including the "N" word and the word "injun" which was a term used to describe Indians (Native Americans). Read the article below and comment on the following:

1. Is this censorship? Why or why not?
2. Should the words be taken out of the novels? Why does it matter?



http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/01/04/new.huck.finn.ew/index.html