True! I'm with Whoopie no disclaimer.

China: What are you talking about? We erase history all the time and we’re doing just fine👍🇨🇳

The fact is that people are just not reading these books at all. This is the publisher doing it, it's not because of protestors.

The holocaust wasn't about race

Says someone who isn’t offended…. 😂

Agreed. And Joy wrong on this one. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/itaWrbp31MvbYXk.html

I agree - as an African American and Afam Studies student

+1000

Yes

Yep, I agree but unfortunately, the N word is used these days by Black Rappers constantly.

It should have never came to this the books written in those times were just that those time and that how life was lived back then and it was accepted to put a label on a work of fiction is stupid and kind of still supporting cancel culture

LOL, just don't read it, not everything needs a disclaimer or a warning label.

Yes sunny is so sensitive I agree you shouldn't use that word and it's not like people are throwing it around like back in those days but the book is a reflection of the time so leave it as it is like Sara said it's art . I'm black idc about that word being in a book that was made years ago .

I don’t even need the disclaimer. I grew up in the 90s and read it and it was explained. We need to see things as is. Life doesn’t always give you a warning or a disclaimer before events happen. They just happen

I only agree if it's something regarding history but a James Bond novel?

Me too.

@@NoOneHere2Day understandable.

They can even put stickers on existing books and save the money for reissues for new books that need funds to be published!! Two birds one stone!!

I agree with Sunny...

Both sides are being hypocrites

I remember you girl; we could get married & never have to change our monograms.

It's more like censorship.

@@Madbandit77 I feel like both go hand in hand and both sides are being hypocrites

Yes, this fascism pretending to be liberalism.

It's close

This is all a very slippery slope. This thing offends me, these other things offend others and so we just change or get rid of them. If so don’t want my kid reading books about a content that bothers me I just won’t let her

I agree, a disclaimer is definitely a better option than changing the actual content. To be honest, I don't even think a disclaimer is necessary..most people know without a discalimer that certain words are offensive and derogatory. Then again, it comes down to education and learning about history.

They are trying to sell books.

A lot of white people I know are like as Sunny described, where a lot of white moderates and liberals go into overcorrection.

I disagree with her that these books need to be edited, but I do agree with her that a lot of white people are not you. There are many who want to water things down and make it seem like things weren't as bad. I agree with Ana. We're starting to overreach. I don't need stuff taken out of old movies and books to make me feel better today. We overcorrecting too much. I understand that people spoke differently than they do now. I understand that the norms were different. I don't need everything to be mondernized

Have several seats! Who are you to tell her she's incorrect? 🙄

I cant watch his movies because he uses that word unnecessarily

@@RP.123 that’s your choice. If it upsets you, it’s best not to watch them. Some people of a certain age think he’s the best filmmaker of all time. Not even close.

I have only saw the movies.

All of James Bond's more negative treats were those of Ian Flaming's. Bond was never meant to be the perfect super spy that we see him as in the movies. He was a man who had some less likely views drank and sometimes smoked too.much and got into brood over what he did. Flaming once noted that Bond wasn't really a good guy he was just loyal to his country.

@@stephennootens916exactly what people forget. They’ve been raised by the character in the movies that they forget that the character in the novels is NOT the same character. The actor who was the closest one to the books is Timothy Dalton but he got a lot of backlash for it and didn’t get his due justice until now. I believe he also said what Fleming said about bond in that his only virtues are patriotism and courage but he’s NOT a good guy

oh yes it will. History repeats itself- if we airbrush it, how will our kids know? The hand that rocks the cradle--- is airbrushing all kinds of important things.

@@cmnr8487 that was my point

😂 good point

@saramill2097 shoot she better get some reparations soon.

You sound Really Woke and Triggered by her response.

@@mommasitayoung148 lmao 🤣 woot someone called me woke 🤣

I wonder how the black kids feel about this…..

I feel for the Black kids in your class. I had to deal with that. It was upsetting ... but not for the white kids in my class. They were just fine.

I agree. Some black young people have been told by their parents why white people use the N-word. To degrade them, make them feel less than others, that they were ugly. I’m from the deep south and I don't like the N-word in any shape or form. Some black people use the word because many generations from slavery to today don’t see anything wrong with using the N-word. As for my household, we were not allowed to use it. I have taken an African Americans Studies class because I wanted to understand the origin of my people. As for a disclaimer at the beginning of books, I do agree. Some Caucasians feel bad or uncomfortable about reading about the history of slavery, think about how African Americans feel. It never leaves our minds because the pain is always there in some shape or form. We just deal with it. Always.

@@Ja-wx4dc you could either type the actual word OR just use “ the N word “. Again it wasn’t a problem, no one was upset.

@@vsedai Again, you could choose which to use. Either the actual word, OR type “ the N word “. It wasn’t a big deal, no one got upset or have a problem with it. We didn’t have to say the actual word when we read out loud.

True that doesn't meant we shouldn't criticise it

agreed.

That's a very good point

​@geha9450 you're right

Sunny would lose her black supremacist mind haha

wouldn't be a bad thing considering how harmful it has become to black youth mindset.

She's barely black compared to Whoopi. By her calculations, Whoopi has way more of a right to decide.

I agree.

Sunny is always wrong, this is nothing new.

Rarely agrees .. hmmm ok suspicious

Same. And I really rarely agree with Whoopi too 😅

While I disagree about the fan base being all over 40 given that they are still publishing Bond books to this day. I do think this smells like a PR stunt. The books have been republish good knows how many times and I am sure there is a massive amount of used copies on the market.

Hahaha

Imagine people who are actually truly oppressed unlike her... She annoys me so much. She is part of the 1% ffs!

Sunny hates America and she's a race hustler.

Toni Morrison is a Black author who writes from a Black perspective. Unlike Ian Fleming a white author labeling black characters in Harlem the N word.

@@Chillhard true but it looks hypocritical wanting to censor books while being outraged that the other side wants to ban them

@@gregXxo Just to point out, No Republican wants to ban books but maybe having a transgender propaganda book in the school library isn't the best idea. On the other hand, liberals want to rewrite history and censor books. I think there's a big difference there.

@@gregXxo Who is being hypocritical and what “other” side? A private company is editing it’s content. A state agency is banning books in schools. There is a difference in the actions that are taken.

Not pointing this at you, but when did feeling uncomfortable become such a horrible thing in western culture? If a piece of art intends to make you feel uncomfortable and succeeds that artist did a good job imo.

@@darkphoenix474 normally I would say in history feeling uncomfortable means you are feeling something truthful but this isn’t a major piece of art it’s some obscure piece of reading material that I bet less than half of actual read or ever will read. Unless you want to read his work which you should it’s nice I mean you might buy a copy and I promise without the n word in it you will still enjoy the book. Also why do keep hearing about white little kids everywhere feeling uncomfortable but when I say it it’s not okay? I mean I’m not saying take the word out I’m saying I’m not buying a copy of his or anyone books that has that word in with no context. On a much smaller scale I feel this way about swear words and nudity on tv.

​@@darkphoenix474 but neither of those books were designed to "make people feel uncomfortable".....folks only feel uncomfortable reading that if they themselves decide that racism isn't ok

@@step30dub"you should it’s nice I mean you might buy a copy and I promise with the n word in it you will still enjoy the book." WRONG! I was so excited to read Casino Royale, but it was jarring. I was quite surprised to know that he was a racisl that used demeaning words for Black folks as the norm with him. " I’m saying I’m not buying a copy of his or anyone books that has that word in with no context." Yupe which is why they are changing, it's not a woke thing its a money thing.

@@vsedai hey i obviously meant without the n word the top and original comment is mine. Suggesting that a copy without the word printed would be better especially for younger readers.

She is forever a victim hahaha

Totally agree, I feel bad that they don't allow Alyssa to complete a sentence. Specially Sunny, always bring herself and family to all topics. Not to be disrespectful, but we all heard enough of Sunny and her issues of how "poor shee is."

@@AshleyGreen3068Sara brings up Max and kids a lot too. Not in this segment but during the show.

​@@Chillhardlmao 😂 definitely! Max this max that

The point is people buy/use these products since they don't know. I just bought a book on Amazon that was trash. If it had had a disclaimer I never would have bought it. So now they have my money, I inadvertently supported this trash author cause I didn't know the book had seriously anti-Jewish comment in it.

One side wants to censor books, the other side wants to ban them, while being outraged over the other...a bunch of hypocrites

So if you're sick and there's a cure, you wouldn't take it?

😭

Lmaooooo

There was nothing wrong with what Whoopi said. Going back and editing books isn't fixing anything. What benefit is there to applying today's mindset to what someone did a generation or two ago?

Song of the south was kind of justifiable tho. That’s not really how slavery was at all. It gives kids false representation and makes them think it wasn’t that bad. Which people use as an excuse to say “get over it”

They should be moved to a museum where they can have multiple plaques explaining the full context. Most of those statues don't belong in public squares anymore. Destroying them would be a loss though.

I guess the difference is you don't know if the author intended it as malicious or if it is just out dated language.

Because it wasn't an applausy topic? 🤷🏿‍♂ She gave a solemn and well reasoned out argument and your criticism is that she didn't get a standing ovation? Yike. 🤦🏿‍♂

​@@peterporkeresq.2817It was well reasoned, but doesn't have the foresight that spoken language isn't perfect.

@@peterporkeresq.2817 “applausy” is not a word dear and like her comment lacking substance, yours fell under the same category…stupidity so run back to the drawing board.

@@Madbandit77 What has 'spoken language' got to do with the topic?

@@madgemackles4337 What an idiot, you actually thought you just achieved some cool semantic/grammatical victory because I utilised a linguistic licence. Oh gee, I didn't know 'applausy' isn't a 'word.' Hate to break it to you, all words are made up. 🙊

Says the guy who clicked on a video with sunny in it 😂you really are slow huh

But they don’t negate each other they add like they are both black they both get to have an opinion. Like duh

I'm an adult and African American to exact. I never used that word. It's a disgusting word.

It was the publisher’s’ decision to re-edit the books. Yes Sunny agreed with substituting Black for the N word but why is it her responsibility for discussing misogyny? It seems to be an issue for you.

@@jdmarti100 I don’t have to justify anything to you. Do your own research.

@@Chillhard It's a legit issue for everyone, actually. I didn't say it was Sunny's responsibility to bring it up, I merely pointed out that she didn't seem to notice or have a problem with it. I know it was the publisher's decision but WHY? The publisher isn't the author. It's not their work to fundamentally change, which is what they are doing.

You do know that the publisher decided to re-edit Ian Fleming’s novels to remove racially insensitive material, don’t you? Sunny didn’t have the ability to “erase” anything. According to Sunny she agreed with their decision to remove the N words in To Live and Let Die and replace them with Black. She’s like tRump, DeSatan, and MAGA??? Ok.

They're not the same. Not taking racist stuff out of an old book when people already understand that people spoke and thought differently during that time is not the same as saying racism and misinformation today as free speech. This is also not the same thing as changing the name of a school. A school or street doesn't HAVE TO have a certain name, but someone's work will always be their work