Even in 1970, she had called the term outdated and said she had not meant to offend. Lindgren, who died in 2002, said the change respected the spirit of the author. Defenders of the decision, including the heirs of Ms. The series was based on the Pippi Longstocking books by Astrid Lindgren, the first of which were published between 19. So when the Swedish national broadcaster announced this fall that it would edit two scenes that it considered offensive in a 1969 television series about Pippi - including one in which she says her father is “king of the Negroes,” using a Swedish word now viewed as a racial slur - it hit a nerve. In Sweden, Pippi is something more: a national treasure and embodiment of the country’s egalitarian spirit. STOCKHOLM - Since she burst onto the scene in 1945 with her mismatched socks, abundant freckles and two red braids sticking straight out of her head, Pippi Longstocking, a rambunctious, joyful girl strong enough to lift horses, has become a touchstone for generations of children who have read her in 65 languages worldwide.
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