Politically Correct Bullshit Alert!

[elfs]

From the New York Times:

In a newly revised edition of Goodnight Moon, a book which has lulled children to sleep for nearly 60 years, the publisher, HarperCollins, has digitally altered the photograph of Clement Hurd, the illustrator, to remove a cigarette from his hand.

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[casualprofessor.livejournal.com]

I just sent the link to my spouse - she's a senior designer in HarperCollins children's dept. She hasn't mentioned this to me...

[casualprofessor.livejournal.com]

Apparently, the photo was passed down the chain of command at Harper with a yellow post-it note: "Delete cigarette". My spousal unit handed the photo to the retoucher, and then she placed the retouched photo in the mechanical, and passed it back up the chain of command.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Bleah. That's very sad.

[casualprofessor.livejournal.com]

Yup. It'll be an interesting topic after the kids are sent to bed...