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Post #1052254

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Handman
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Random Thoughts
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2-Mar-2017, 6:26 PM

TV’s Frink said:

Handman said:

What about Mark Twain and “Nigger Jim”? Does the simple use of the word make Twain racist, or is it more complicated than that?

Words change meaning and usage over time.

By 1880 the word was most definitely derogatory. Would you support its removal from the novel?