Peter Jackson's got a problem

[jrandom]

Catch a tigger by the toe

bounced along for a quarter mile

But... That's What Tiggers Do!

[padre]

I believe its like this.

If Nigger was an important character in the story then his name (which must be a central tenet to his identity) must be rendered accurately. Same goes if the name bestowed on him teaches us something about the hero or antihero or the times that we need to grasp.

If however the Nigger dog did not shape history or influence the lead character then his name is of no import. So, in order to avoid "jarring" non white viewers (which could distract from the story by arousing rage emotions) you would then do one of 2 things.

Write nigger out, or simply have him referred to as "boy" or whistled at where communication is required. The story is everything. It comes first. The truth does not need to be told religiously. All renderings of it are selective ='s ART

[James Deuce]

Nigger is a huge part of the Story. Has anyone actually READ Paul Brichill's book, "The Dam Busters"?

http://www.amazon.com/Dam-Busters-Pa.../dp/0330376446

[Skyryder]

Nigger is a huge part of the Story. Has anyone actually READ Paul Brichill's book, "The Dam Busters"?

http://www.amazon.com/Dam-Busters-Pa.../dp/0330376446

Shortly after I saw the movie. Years ago can't recall much about the dog other than it always use to greet Gibson back from Ops. The dog was an important member of the squadron. That's about it.

I think there was some training crashes and a crew killed. Like I said years ago J2

Skyryder

[James Deuce]

It's brilliant and more a story of 617SQN than a Guy Gibson tribute.

Most libraries have one

[Slingshot]

Nigger is a huge part of the Story. Has anyone actually READ Paul Brichill's book, "The Dam Busters"?

http://www.amazon.com/Dam-Busters-Pa.../dp/0330376446

This used to be my bedtime story when I was 6 or 7 years old, still remember getting excited each night when the old man would come into the room, tuck me in and then read me the next couple of pages.
I probably didn't understand any of it at that age but since then I've read the book a number of times.
I love this story and I was stoked when I heard the film was being re-made.

[Ixion]

Nigger doesn't mean black - it means 4/5ths human. It was used as justification for enslaving africans and transporting them to USA, if they could convince themselves that africans were partly animal then it was acceptable (according to an American Studies Lecturer at Canterbury University I sat next to on a plane once, long flight...)

Which is not to say they should rename the dog, no point rewriting history (like Japan does in it's school text books with regard to WW2)

No offense to you or the Lecturer, but that's a total load of cobblers.

[Mr. Peanut]

A little imagination in the wardrobe department could avoid the issue entirely.

[Jamezo]

yo wat up?