At least that one is an outright "you cannot use that word at all" censor. I don't agree with the bullshit around it, but it makes sense from the angle of society itself banning use of that word (sometimes kinda whenever they feel like it).
The rest of these are just made up sensibilities that no one would even think to remove until they did it.
They got to Ten Little Niggers long before that. Though I think she was still alive and approved that.
At least that one is an outright "you cannot use that word at all" censor. I don't agree with the bullshit around it, but it makes sense from the angle of society itself banning use of that word (sometimes kinda whenever they feel like it).
The rest of these are just made up sensibilities that no one would even think to remove until they did it.
Oh I thought that original title wars ten little Indians because of the song
When I first read it, it was called "And Then There Were None." Two rounds of PC treadmilling.
The book I have is And Then There Were None