A forthcoming reissue of Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' caused headlines recently with its decision to replace racially charged words. Most of the attention has been focused on whether we should be changing literary classics to appease modern sensibilities, ignoring the bigger question of just how awesome it would be to swap the 'n-word' with 'robot'. Luckily some people are seeking to fix this:
The project is being funded through KickStarter - the online micro investment site - and has currently raised nearly twice of the $6,000 it required.
Via: boingboing
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