Famous children’s author Roald Dahl’s books will soon be altered and language that is deemed offensive, such as fat shaming and gender bias, will be removed
books will soon be altered and language that is deemed offensive, such as fat shaming and gender bias, will be removed.
It’s publisher Puffin books has hired sensitivity readers to make changes to certain portions of his books. The rewrite will remove references to some characters being fat and will change some of the language used to make certain characters more gender neutral.is now described as enormous, while Mrs Twit from The Twits is described as just beastly as opposed to ugly and beastly.
“Our guiding principle throughout has been to maintain the storylines, characters, the irreverence and sharp-edged spirit of the original text. Any changes made have been small and carefully considered. As part of our process to review the language used we worked in partnership with Inclusive Minds, a collective for people who are passionate about inclusion and accessibility in children’s literature. The current review began in 2020, before Dahl was acquired by Netflix.
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