6: Huckleberry Finn and the N-Word




Talk the Talk show

Summary: NewSouth Books is planning to release a version of Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" with the 'n-word' removed. Is it political correctness run amok, or a rather good idea? The book has found itself at the centre of controversy ever since its release, but is this the way to fix it? And what would Twain have thought? UWA linguist Daniel Midgley weighs in.