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Save Roald Dahl Books From the Dreaded Sensitivity Readers

Let Augustus Gloop be fat.

Reason

Roald Dahl's books have been edited to stop calling people fat so much

New editions of classic 20th century children's books by British author Roald Dahl — such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "James and the Giant Peach," "Matilda," "The Witches" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" — have been edited and rewritten to remove language seen as offensive or potentially insensitive to modern-day…

Los Angeles Times

'The changes in Roald Dahl's books are offensive - I'd rather be fat than enormous'

Confidence strategist Lizi Jackson-Barrett has spoken out about the changes to Roald Dahl's books, saying they are unnecessary and in some cases the new texts are more insulting than the original

Daily Mirror

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Roald Dahl's publisher is stripping out words like "fat" and "men." Blockchain technology could stip

The fate of Roald Dahl's books suggests it's time for authors to apply crypto technology to protect their work.

Fortune

Furore as Roald Dahl children’s books scrubbed clean in the name of inclusivity

Several Roald Dahl have been rewritten to be more inclusive, but the changes have been met by widespread criticism.

The New Daily

Changes to new editions of Roald Dahl books have readers up in arms

Books by Roald Dahl are being edited to remove words that could be deemed offensive. Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

WEKU

Tuesday briefing: Why edits to Roald Dahl’s classics matter – and the real reason they were made

In today’s newsletter: Whether you agree with changes to outdated language or not, there’s a bigger story unfolding about the publishing industry

The Guardian - UK

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Roald Dahl rewrites: rather than bowdlerising books on moral grounds we should help children to navigate history

Although several of his best-known children’s books were first published in the 1960s, Roald Dahl is among the most popular authors for young people today. The recent decision by publisher Puffin, in conjunction with The Roald Dahl Story Company, to make several hundred revisions to new editions of his novels…

The Conversation

Nicola Sturgeon shares warning over rewriting of Roald Dahl books

NICOLA Sturgeon has shared a warning over the rewriting of parts of Roald Dahl's books deemed too offensive for publication.

The National (Scotland)

The 6 most glaring edits to Roald Dahl’s books by publisher Puffin

Author’s children’s stories have been rewritten to remove language deemed problematic

The Independent UK

OPINION - Roald Dahl censorship is a disaster for our children

SIR Salman Rushdie knows about upfront censorship: last year he was nearly killed by a man who said he disliked his views on Islam and he spent a decade in hiding after a fatwa from Iran.

Evening Standard

Why are Roald Dahl’s books being rewritten?

Publisher Puffin hired sensitivity readers to rewrite passages to edit out words such as ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’

Evening Standard

Race, weight and gender stripped out of Roald Dahl books to avoid offence

Augustus Gloop is no longer fat as Puffin Books confirmed it has rewritten the classics, removing references to issues such as weight and mental health

Wales Online

Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as censorship

Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable to modern readers

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Salon

Dahl’s books rewritten for sensitivity

Publisher Puffin is using sensitivity readers to make big changes to a variety of Dahl’s children's books

The Independent UK

Roald Dahl’s books edited to remove potentially offensive language – reports

The Roald Dahl Story Company said that any changes made were ‘small and carefully considered’ during their review with publishers Puffin.

The Independent UK

Editors rewrite Roald Dahl’s books to remove controversial language

Augustus Gloop is now described as ‘enormous’ rather than ‘fat’

The Independent UK

Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove controversial language

Augustus Gloop is now described as ‘enormous’ rather than ‘fat’

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Wales Online

Roald Dahl books being rewritten to remove 'offensive' language

Words like 'fat' and 'fearful' are being removed

The Guardian - UK

Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive

Augustus Gloop now ‘enormous’ instead of ‘fat’, Mrs Twit no longer ‘ugly’ and Oompa Loompas are gender neutral

Wales Online

Greg the Sausage Roll makes festive return in LadBaby follow-up

It comes after the first instalment of the sausage roll series was a Sunday Times bestseller

The Guardian - UK

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A tender portrait of adoption; a zebra on the run; an uplifting poetry anthology; an exceptional YA debut; and more

The Independent UK

Spook’s fantasy series author Joseph Delaney dies aged 77

The writer’s family said he had been a ‘wonderful dad and a deeply caring man’.

Nottingham Post

My Daddies author shares experiences of parenting as gay dad ahead of book being read on CBeebies

Gareth and his partner Mark adopted two boys

The Times of India

Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson's new Christmas book to be released in October

Oscar-winning actress Dame Emma Thompson has written a new children's book titled 'Jim’s Spectacular Christmas' with illustrator Axel Scheffler. Interestingly, Thomspon and Scheffler have been pen pals for roughly 30 years and so teaming up for this project was easier for them. The book will be published by Puffin in…

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