Current Affairs The WOKE

[Lobster Johnson]

I think they have wildly overestimated Kissinger's wealth. Also... A bunch of old wealthy white guys are going to use Black Lives Matter to promote the cashless economy?

 

[IrishBlue2022]

Weren’t many of the first editions of his books already edited decades back to be less racist ?

The Oompa Loompas for example were originally black pygmy slaves from Africa…

Yes i think thats correct.

 

[Huyton Layne]

I think they have wildly overestimated Kissinger's wealth. Also... A bunch of old wealthy white guys are going to use Black Lives Matter to promote the cashless economy?

Yup

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Weren’t many of the first editions of his books already edited decades back to be less racist ?

The Oompa Loompas for example were originally black pygmy slaves from Africa…

The family of Dahl who manage the estate are in full agreement of changes mainly I suppose they want keep his work relevant and make even more money. Think all literature is modernised as language is never static.

 

[peteblue]

Has anyone had a go at the Bible or Quran yet……

 

[Bedfordblue]

I think they have wildly overestimated Kissinger's wealth. Also... A bunch of old wealthy white guys are going to use Black Lives Matter to promote the cashless economy?

That’s what they want you think. You have to take figurative step back from the rabbit hole to see the bigger picture.

 

[Harryflashman]

Has anyone had a go at the Bible or Quran yet……

I think it’s interesting for example that Charlie and the chocolate factory was partially rewritten because the Oompa-Loompas had originally Ty been written as

“a tribe of 3,000 amiable black pygmies who have been imported by Mr. Willy Wonka from ‘the very deepest and darkest part of the African jungle where no white man had been before.”

The editing took place at the height of the woke agenda in 1972 .

 

[Blue 1]

Roald Dahl was a massive antisemite.

 

[Taifi gorm]

Has anyone had a go at the Bible or Quran yet……

 

[Black Belt Jones]

I think it’s interesting for example that Charlie and the chocolate factory was partially rewritten because the Oompa-Loompas had originally Ty been written as

“a tribe of 3,000 amiable black pygmies who have been imported by Mr. Willy Wonka from ‘the very deepest and darkest part of the African jungle where no white man had been before.”

The editing took place at the height of the woke agenda in 1972 .

It is interesting to learn that, but who rewrote the books?

Massive difference between a great artist re-assessing their own work and this current study in weasel word mediocrity.

Dahl was a notorious curmudgeon so will have legit reconsidered his characterisations in Charlie in the early 70s in response to US civil rights groups. No way he changes one word on the recommendation of sensitivity readers.

 

[McBain]

Roald Dahl was a genius a gentleman and a scholar and any bad words about him here and you’ll be CRUSHED you revisionist heathen hacks.

 

[BornBlue76]

The family of Dahl who manage the estate are in full agreement of changes mainly I suppose they want keep his work relevant and make even more money. Think all literature is modernised as language is never static.

Nothing like having to reprint loads of books and restock schools and libraries around the world… in the name of modern sensitivities.. what who said millions are to be made?

 

[Lobster Johnson]

Roald Dahl was a genius a gentleman and a scholar and any bad words about him here and you’ll be CRUSHED you revisionist heathen hacks.

Well, two out of three ain't bad.

Accidental Meatloaf quote for you there.

 

[sbbefc]

I suspect it's a ploy to sell more books. It's being talked about passionately but the changes are minimal and don't change much.

 

[Rita_Poon]

I suspect it's a ploy to sell more books. It's being talked about passionately but the changes are minimal and don't change much.

Are they keeping 'the chokey' in Matilda? oh and the special gravy in the kitchen near the end of the Witches?