Children’s author Roald Dahl has entertained generations of children with his darkly humorous books. His storylines usually pit unsavoury adults against clever…
It’s a winning format adored by children and commercially successful. In 2021, Dahl was number one on Forbes’ list of dead celebrity earnings, after Netflix paid $684 million to acquire the Roald Dahl Story Company, which manages rights to the author’s stories and characters.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Among the hundreds of changes to his books, “females” have been erased in favour of “women” and the words “fat”, “crazy” and “mad” have been excised. According to Puffin, the changes were made in association with an organization, Inclusive Minds, that seeks inclusion and accessibility in children’s literature.Article contentIt’s reminiscent of Thomas Bowdler who, in the early 19th century, took it upon himself to rewrite the works of Shakespeare to sanitize the bawdy parts.
While it’s true Dahl has a troubling history of making anti-Semitic remarks, his family quietly issued an apology for him in 2020. But this isn’t about hate speech.
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