# Creative works that were later changed in the name of political correctness **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-works-that-were-later-changed-in-the-name-of-political-correctness/578091 "2011-04-12T14:57:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-works-that-were-later-changed-in-the-name-of-political-correctness/578091/101 "2011-04-14T14:25:39Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Jesus Christ Superstar’s _Damned for All Time_ has Caiphas singing to Judas “What you have done will be the saving of Israel.” The film version changed it to “the saving of everyone.” > > I didn’t understand why they did this in 1973, and I still don’t. Maybe because the 1973 movie was shot in Israel itself, and it was felt that it was impolitical to have the “villains” of the piece explicitly saying that the actions of the “traitor” were to the benefit of Israel. Or something like that, perhaps. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-works-that-were-later-changed-in-the-name-of-political-correctness/578091/102 "2011-04-14T15:26:24Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Jesus Christ Superstar’s _Damned for All Time_ has Caiphas singing to Judas “What you have done will be the saving of Israel.” The film version changed it to “the saving of everyone.” > > I didn’t understand why they did this in 1973, and I still don’t. It is slightly less obviously an echo of the “the wicked jews killed Jesus” passion play meme that way. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-works-that-were-later-changed-in-the-name-of-political-correctness/578091/103 "2011-04-15T14:53:15Z")
Political Correctness is such a bummer . . . Bobbi Flekman: You put a _greased naked woman_ on all fours with a dog collar around her neck, and a leash, and a man’s arm extended out up to here, holding onto the leash, and pushing a black glove in her face to sniff it. You don’t find that offensive? You don’t find that sexist? Ian Faith: This is _1982_, Bobbi, c’mon! Bobbi Flekman: That’s _right_, it’s 1982! Get out of the '60s. We don’t have this mentality anymore. Ian Faith: Well, you should have seen the cover they **wanted** to do! – _This Is Spinal Tap_ ---
**Author:** ![QuarkChild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c5a1d2/32.png) [@QuarkChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuarkChild)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-works-that-were-later-changed-in-the-name-of-political-correctness/578091/104 "2011-04-15T17:28:24Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > The very early Hardy Boy books. Used common phrases like “nigger in the woodpile” for a suspicious event. I have a couple first edition Hardy Boys. Injuns, Japs were also used. Later editions sanitized the books. I believe Agatha Christie uses the phrase “nigger in the woodpile” in And Then There Were None. But in the version of the book I read, “Nigger Island” was changed to “Indian Island.” So I might be misremembering. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-works-that-were-later-changed-in-the-name-of-political-correctness/578091/105 "2011-04-16T08:15:53Z")
> [@Lethal\_Babydoll](#): > > And to boldly go where no \*\*one \*\*has gone before In all fairness, it _was_ for a different show. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-works-that-were-later-changed-in-the-name-of-political-correctness/578091/106 "2011-04-17T22:06:26Z")
The Little House series was mentioned. I seem to recall Ma Ingalls saying, “The only good Indian is a dead Indian”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-works-that-were-later-changed-in-the-name-of-political-correctness/578091.md?page=5)