tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509760839117869165.post8917549659639024794..comments2024-02-24T01:48:48.809-08:00Comments on Pork Brains with Milk Gravy: Of niggers, injuns, and double standardsBen Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17807488850925842222noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509760839117869165.post-37644333291007124842011-01-05T09:47:48.369-08:002011-01-05T09:47:48.369-08:00How in these modern times can anyone oppose the no...How in these modern times can anyone oppose the noble and socially responsible endeavor to remove offensive materials from such works of linguistic pornography as Huckleberry Finn? My only regret is that the esteemed philanthropist Mr. Gribben refers to a beloved character as Slave Jim instead of the more sensitive African American Jim. I can only hope that Mr. Gribben continues to do such humanitarian work in the future, and even have a few suggestions for him.<br /><br />Starting with the Holy Bible, the Exodus event and Moses' encounters with the Pharaoh can now be revised to show how God used positive reinforcement techniques and rewarded good Pharaoic behavior in order to secure the freedom of the Hebrew. The whole ghastly business with the Philistines can be modeled into a tale of respect for cultural diversity and sharing. The Crucifixion needs some serious modernization. Perhaps a tale of how Jesus, unjustly sent to a Time Out stool in the corner, endured the discipline with stoic and respectable behavior. Who would claim that his triumphant rising from the seat would seriously alter the inspirational message that we too shall rise from our own Time Out stools when our time has come?<br /><br />The disturbingly violent The Red Badge of Courage can see redemption through redaction by having the Young Soldier come to grip with his illogical fear, and come to embrace the worldly enrichment of universal health care.<br /><br />The Illiad requires considerable revision as well. Not one iota of Grecian poetic imagery would be lost by reconfiguring the Trojan War into a self esteem building playful and non-competitive rivalry between the Achaeans and the Trojans to show how peaceful conflict resolution is socially responsible and inspiring.<br /><br />I for one eagerly await a less offensive version of Tolstoy's War and Peace, renamed Inappropriate Behavior and Peace in order to avoid the encouragement of disruptive behavior.Brutal Antipathy and his property Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095275880352959435noreply@blogger.com