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Are some words so horrible that they need to be taken from books? Lately the infamous “N-Word” has been causing some trouble in books due to its offensive nature. But back in earlier times, the word was just as common of an adjective as tall or short. Albeit this word has never been as innocent as describing height, many people still used it and it is part of our history. Many classic books that kids in school read include this word, and many other culturally offensive phrases. Recently there has been a movement of classic books being rewritten to exclude racially offensive words and phrases. This shouldn’t be able to happen, we need to include these words and phrases, keeping the stories historically accurate.

In the classic story, To Kill a Mockingbird, the main character Scout has a hard time being picked on for her father being a “nigger lover”. During the story she doesn’t really understand the phrase, but she knows it to be an insult and doesn’t like it. Some people believe the story could be rewritten to make it seem less offensive, but in this stories concept, it is there...

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