Members I Am A Swede Posted February 18, 2023 Members Share Posted February 18, 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/18/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-to-remove-language-deemed-offensive Any thoughts? Personally I think changing in someone else's work is very questionable. Put a disclaimer before perhaps, but not alter what someone else has written. It feels like a dangerous precedent to set, and who'll be the judge of what is considered "offensive" enough to change? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted February 18, 2023 Members Share Posted February 18, 2023 Agreed. This does set a dangerous precedent 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted February 20, 2023 Members Share Posted February 20, 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joseph Posted February 20, 2023 Members Share Posted February 20, 2023 It's like "Ten Little Niggers" by Agatha Christie Being Renamed "And then there was none" and even changing parts of the book, I understand that this word can be very offensive in the English Language but it's not exactly fair judging the writing of a Writer who happens to have been White, British and Who wrote that before WWII! It's Stupid To Just Rewrite a work that isn't intended to offend someone, You can't treat all books like it "Mein Kampf" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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