Tag Archives: censorship

Replacing “nigger” in Huckleberry Finn

Posted on Monday, January 10, 2011 by Avitable

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you may be aware that there’s a new controversy brewing when a specific book press decided to replace the word “nigger” with the word “slave” in its new printing of Mark Twain’s “Adventures … Continue reading →

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About pedophilia and censorship

Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2010 by Avitable

Pedophilia to us humans is a bit like Kryptonite is to Superman. Have you ever seen any incarnation of Superman where someone approaches him with Kryptonite? He stumbles, usually closes his eyes, sticks his hand out and just flails wildly, … Continue reading →

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Amazon Fail – more to the story #amazonfail

Posted on Monday, April 13, 2009 by Avitable

As some of you may have read, Amazon.com has begun pulling the sales rank numbers from several gay and lesbian books, claiming that the books are “adult” and should be excluded from some searches and lists. You can also do … Continue reading →

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Censored

Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 by Avitable

Saw this at Shelli’s and Jasmine’s and decided to do it here: Ten Things I Wish I Could Say or That I Should Say to Certain People: Grow up and start acting your age. Figure out what you want with … Continue reading →

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