'This is me pondering whether they’ll change any of the words I’ve used in my work after I’m dead, to spare those who are fragile.' Ricky Gervais has weighed in on the Roald Dahl editing debate.
Changes made to the classics by publishers Puffin sparked heated conversations after words like ‘fat’ were removed from the original stories.Roald Dahl Classic CollectionRicky, 61, decided to share his own opinions on the matter and took to Twitter to wade in on the debate over the storybooks.
Above a black and white photo of the funnyman staring into space with a quizzical look on his face, Ricky penned a long message nodding to the Roald Dahl controversy. He wrote: ‘This is me pondering whether they’ll change any of the words I’ve used in my work after I’m dead, to spare those who are fragile and easily offended.
‘Words like ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’. And ‘c**t’ and ‘f**k’. And ‘fat, ugly, greedy, pathetic little stupid f***ing c**t’. Stuff like that. [sic]’. Hours later, he posted another photo of exposing his stomach and typed: ‘I’ve changed my mind. I think we should ban the words ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’. No reason. [sic]’.I’ve changed my mind. I think we should ban the words ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’. No reason.
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