Inclusivity is a good thing. No one in our society should be made to feel left out because of who they are. We should all be mindful of gratuitously offending anyone. But increasingly this thoughtful principle has turned into a thoughtless obligation — and this has severely damaging ramifications for our cultural landscape.
An investigation last week found that hundreds of changes have been made to the words and expressions in Roald Dahl’s children’s books by his publisher, Puffin. A new message is tucked into the latest editions of these books: “This book was written many years ago, so we regularly review the language to ensure that it can continue to be enjoyed by all today.”
