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Uan aa Boa wrote:Agatha Christie's novel was originally published in the UK as 10 Little N****rs, with that word in the title and throughout the text being changed to "Indian" for publication in the US, where it was considered problematic at an earlier stage. The book was published in the original form in the UK right through to 1985. With the original n-word in place, the rhyme is word for word the lyrics of an American song performed by black-faced minstrel acts, including the reference to Devon. It has nothing to do with people from India settling in the UK. So yes, it's racist.

Holy sweet hell. Okay, so Agatha Christie moves from my awesome author list to my 10 Little Sh!tters list.

Also, congratulations to Verdant Haven! I don't know if I said that already.

What is the deal with the Pokemon thing? Is it over yet? And more importantly, when can I expect to print out a 3-D, living Mew? :-D

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