Anonymous Coward User ID: 80825890 United States 02/18/2023 07:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat" Roald Dahl's classic books are apparently too dated for the 21st century -- because his former publisher and his own posthumous company have edited the crap out of them. Puffin and the Roald Dahl Story Company -- which oversees his collection -- teamed up with Inclusive Minds last year ... tasking them to pour over RD's published works (specifically, ones for kids) and to alter passages as they see fit, to remove offensive language. According to reports, hundreds of changes have been made in everything from "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" to "James and The Giant Peach" ... and other Dahl books in between. One of the more noticeable tweaks that many are pointing out is the fact that Augustus Gloop -- the gluttonous kid who falls in the river of chocolate and gets sucked up a tube -- is no longer described as "fat," which is what Dahl had previously referred to him as [ link to www.tmz.com (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 80825890 United States 02/18/2023 07:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat"
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 79747023 Germany 02/18/2023 07:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat" What kind of women wear wigs that you can't speak about? You can't make this shit up! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 83762609 United States 02/18/2023 07:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat" This absolutely has to stop. They are ruining literature. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 80825890 United States 02/18/2023 07:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat" What kind of women wear wigs that you can't speak about? You can't make this shit up! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79747023 It's fucking retarded. Great flabby folds of fat buldged out from every part of his body, and his face was like monstrous ball of dough Corrected: Great folds bulged out from every part of his body, and his face was like a ball of dough. That's PC I guess. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 83964755 United States 02/18/2023 07:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat" Go to old thrift stores and buy old ass books from the little old town shops. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79747023 Germany 02/18/2023 07:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat"
Go to old thrift stores and buy old ass books from the little old town shops.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 83964755 As an adult i wouldn't buy that book anyway. It's the kids that are forced to read the new version in schools i'm concerned about! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79530778 United States 02/18/2023 08:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat" |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79776928 United States 02/18/2023 10:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat" hang onto your originals they will only increase in value! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77473709 Netherlands 03/24/2023 09:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat" |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 7393338 United Kingdom 03/24/2023 10:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat" Dahl was a former British spy. Loads of draft content was cut from the final book as it was too revealing 'e.g., The Vanilla Fudge Room' and the 'Children's Delight Room.' |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80600233 United States 03/24/2023 10:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat" Collect real books. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 85505264 United States 03/24/2023 10:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Classic books like Charlies & the Chocolate factory are being edited, removing words like "fat" 100 years from now on Pawn Stars when they are valuing books they will note the old and new PC version of books and probably wonder if we all lost our minds. |