Furious Brits have slammed efforts by ” sensitivity gurus to rewrite and censor Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s books, removing ‘offensive’ language, branding it ‘horrific’ and ‘ridiculous’.
Publisher Puffin has hired sensitivity readers to rewrite chunks of the author’s text to make sure the books ‘can continue to be enjoyed by all today’, resulting in extensive changes across Dahl’s work.
Considerable edits have been made to descriptions of the characters’ physical appearances Смотреть бесплатные сериалы онлайн – tv.netv.life the new editions no longer use the word ‘fat’, which has been cut from every book, and the Oompa Loompas are now neutral.
But the move has triggered a wave of outrage, .
Now parents have said they will be boycotting the updated novels as the changes were branded as ‘absolutely insane’, with one saying: ‘If you’re that easily offended, then stay at home wrapped in bubble wrap.’
Extensive changes have been made to the works of Roald Dahl, including the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory being made gender-neutral
The word ‘fat’ has been wiped from every one of Dahl’s books, with Augustus Gloop only described as ‘enormous’
Now parents have taken to Mumsnet to vent their fury at efforts to re-write Roald Dahl’s literary classics as a poll by the MailOnline revealed 98 per cent of people want the best-selling author’s books to remain unchanged
‘I find the whole thing utterly horrific and shudder to think that there are enough people in the profession to cheer this on,’ wrote one person on popular parenting forum Mumsnet.
‘Write your own books and leave other books alone.If you are that easily offended, then stay at home wrapped in bubble wrap.’
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