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[sonia_dyer@hp.com]

     About Brer Rabbit, i heard the stories was somewhat forbidden to print 
     in US or somerhing like that??? It's because of the folktales if i'm 
     not wrong. Can anyone please tell me what's it all about?
     
                Hi Arie-
                               For the last several decades Brer Rabbit 
            stories have generally been considered politically incorrect in 
            the USA, due to being offensive to many black people. The 
            original stories date from a time when there was strong 
            discrimination in this country, and the characters were seen as 
            mimicking black people's speech and behavior (and therefore a 
            sign of disrespect).  
                
               Sonia