Reminds me of the attempts to censor Mark Twain’s novels. “The N-word”was a psrt of the culture…
Historically corect or censored to honor changing times?
Conundrum.
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Lou Judson
Intuitive Audio
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> On Oct 14, 2020, at 11:32 AM, Giovanni Punto <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I am pretty sure that the subject of the article is relevant to the vast
> majority of collectors and curators on the list and many may have already
> seen it. I am conflicted myself, given that the pros and cons presented
> there both seem valid. I do believe that there is a "good" way to present
> racist (homophobic, antisemitic, etc.) material, I just am not comfortable
> that the alternatives presented seem to be to simply excise all of it from
> its innate context or to segregate it (note the term) and say that, if you
> look for it, you can find it. The real world can get messy and I don't see
> the way to completely square the needs of presenting a segment of history
> with being socially responsible in a fashion that does full justice to both.
>
> This is not something that can be "solved" and it is good that societal
> "norms" have shifted enough that discussion of it has been opened up to the
> general public beyond our insular confines.
>
> My best,
>
> Peter Hirsch
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/arts/music/anthology-of-american-folk-music.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage
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