Another children's lit link from Jo, this one a hilarious Op-Ed piece about a picture of Clement Hurd smoking being digitally removed from Goodnight, Moon. The writer goes through every bit of the bunny's nursery looking for dangers. My two favourites:
"The blue stripes are adorable, but the reader has no way of knowing whether Bunny's pj's meet current flammability standards. Suggested change: digitally alter to include visible "flame resistant" label, in accordance with recommendations made by the Consumer Products Safety Commission. Digitally removing pj's is not an option."
"Clearly the bookshelf is unanchored to the wall. If an earthquake hit, Bunny could get squashed flat. Suggested change: Digitally remove. We can't see the titles on the spines of the books anyway, which might convey to children it's all right to pick up any old book and read it."
Read the whole thing at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/opinion/04karbo.html?ex=1134450000&en=5ef329ff8aac4857&ei=5070&emc=eta1
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