![](https://i.imgur.com/CLvY2jA.png")
02-04-2023, 01:52 PM
Craig Simpson
Sun, 2 April 2023 at 1:00 am SGT
......
The trigger warning tells would-be readers that Gone with the Wind contains “racist” elements that could be “hurtful or indeed harmful”.
......
The warning in the opening page of the new 2022 edition states: “Gone with the Wind is a novel which includes problematic elements including the romanticisation of a shocking era in our history and the horrors of slavery.
“The novel includes the representation of unacceptable practices, racist and stereotypical depictions and troubling themes, characterisation, language and imagery.
“The text of this book remains true to the original in every way and is reflective of the language and period in which it was originally written.
“We want to alert readers that there may be hurtful or indeed harmful phrases and terminology that were prevalent at the time this novel was written and which are true to the context of the historical setting of this novel.
“Pan Macmillan believes changing the text to reflect today’s world would undermine the authenticity of the original, so has chosen to leave the text in its entirety.
“This does not, however, constitute an endorsement of the characterisation, content or language used.”
https://sg.style.yahoo.com/gone-wind-bra...00685.html
Sun, 2 April 2023 at 1:00 am SGT
......
The trigger warning tells would-be readers that Gone with the Wind contains “racist” elements that could be “hurtful or indeed harmful”.
......
The warning in the opening page of the new 2022 edition states: “Gone with the Wind is a novel which includes problematic elements including the romanticisation of a shocking era in our history and the horrors of slavery.
“The novel includes the representation of unacceptable practices, racist and stereotypical depictions and troubling themes, characterisation, language and imagery.
“The text of this book remains true to the original in every way and is reflective of the language and period in which it was originally written.
“We want to alert readers that there may be hurtful or indeed harmful phrases and terminology that were prevalent at the time this novel was written and which are true to the context of the historical setting of this novel.
“Pan Macmillan believes changing the text to reflect today’s world would undermine the authenticity of the original, so has chosen to leave the text in its entirety.
“This does not, however, constitute an endorsement of the characterisation, content or language used.”
https://sg.style.yahoo.com/gone-wind-bra...00685.html
