[News] Roald Dahl being updated for modern times

[Zeberdi]

Compromise all round - now worried parents can read/buy the sanitised modern versions and historians can relax in the knowledge the originals are also re-released as classic editions

Roald Dahl classic texts to be kept in print after outrage over changes to books

Publisher Puffin has announced two classic editions of the writer's books will be published after public opinion was divided by news the collection would be edited to remove or rewrite language deemed offensive.

news.sky.com

phew

 

[Is it PotG?]

Common sense prevails.

Am I allowed to use the word 'common', hope nobody is offended?

 

[GT49er]

Common sense prevails.

Am I allowed to use the word 'common', hope nobody is offended?

Somebody will be, I wouldn't wonder these days!

 

[A1X]

I hope the unedited versions have a high markup. Call it a stupidity tax for falling for this culture war shite.

 

[TomandJerry]

Seems like they followed my idea at the start of the thread ..!

 

[SAC]

Compromise all round - now worried parents can read/buy the sanitised modern versions and historians can relax in the knowledge the originals are also re-released as classic editions

Roald Dahl classic texts to be kept in print after outrage over changes to books

Publisher Puffin has announced two classic editions of the writer's books will be published after public opinion was divided by news the collection would be edited to remove or rewrite language deemed offensive.

news.sky.com

phew

A cynic may wonder if this was always their intention.

Good one 'em, a nice bit of free publicity.

 

[Bakero]

A cynic may wonder if this was always their intention.

Good one 'em, a nice bit of free publicity.

Exactly what I thought. Certain sections of society will fall for it hook, line and sinker. Smart move.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Common sense prevails.

Am I allowed to use the word 'common', hope nobody is offended?

Not at all.

Try - “publisher’s marketing campaign prevails.”

As well as “Express & Daily Mail’s attempt to gaslight a load of gammon prevails” of course.

Am I allowed to use the word ‘gammon’, hope nobody is offended?

 

[WATFORD zero]

A cynic may wonder if this was always their intention.

Good one 'em, a nice bit of free publicity.

Exactly what I thought. Certain sections of society will fall for it hook, line and sinker. Smart move.

Not at all.

Try - “publisher’s marketing campaign prevails.”

As well as “Express & Daily Mail’s attempt to gaslight a load of gammon prevails” of course.

Am I allowed to use the word ‘gammon’, hope nobody is offended?

If someone is absolutely determined to be conned despite all evidence to the contrary, guess what happens

 

[BadFish]

If someone is absolutely determined to be conned despite all evidence to the contrary, guess what happens

People are endlessly and infinitely triggered by culture wars nonsense. Someone posted an old Yorkie add (it's not for girls) on Facebook the other day . There were hundreds of replies about how offended people were going to be by its posting (no-one was). And my favourites were the posts lamenting the long ago times when 'we were allowed to laugh' like so many people haven't laughed since the late 90's.

My favourite comment though, with such a lack of self awareness was 'imagine being so woke that you are triggered by a Yorkie ad'.

Rinse and repeat.

 

[The Clamp]

So we can still call the fatties, fat?

“Enormous” struck me as a rather odd PC replacement for “fat”

I can’t imagine any fat person would be happy if you went up to them and said “wow, you’re enormous”

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

A cynic may wonder if this was always their intention.

Good one 'em, a nice bit of free publicity.

Doubtful.

We've seen with other companies principles only last till it affects profit.

 

[TomandJerry]

The James Bond books is going to be re-written!

 

[Live by the sea]

Yes no Bond girls in swimming outfits no doubt replaced by transgenders or binary’s ! You have to laugh , the Bond girls no longer with us would be turning in their graves .

 

[Guinness Boy]

When was the last time anyone read a James Bond book?

 

[BadFish]

When was the last time anyone read a James Bond book?

1963?

 

[Guinness Boy]

Just so we can keep all the culture war outrage in one thread, Dilbert’s been cancelled. It turns out Scott Adams is a massive racist. Feel free to add below your outrage that gentle office humour that only 10% of the world understands is no longer going to be in the Washington Post.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Gone are the days of knock kneed chickens and bow legged hens.

 

[A1X]

The James Bond books is going to be re-written!

Will they at least be rewritten with better grammar than this?

 

[The Clamp]

Just so we can keep all the culture war outrage in one thread, Dilbert’s been cancelled. It turns out Scott Adams is a massive racist. Feel free to add below your outrage that gentle office humour that only 10% of the world understands is no longer going to be in the Washington Post.

I read about this and didn't really understand it. My vague understanding is a survey of some sort was taken and some black people said they agree with the statement;

"It's not okay to be white"

He said those that agreed with that statement "are a hate group" and he wouldn't "go anywhere near them".

I'm not sure what the second part of that is all about but, and I'm sure I'm missing something (am I?), is he not correct? The statement itself and agreeing with the statement "It's not okay to be white" is racist is it not?

Or as I say, am I missing something?