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Woke Publisher Re-Writes Roald Dahl’s Books to Be More PC

Steve RobinsonBy Steve RobinsonFebruary 21, 2023Updated:February 21, 2023No Comments1 Min Read
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Puffin, an imprint of the book publisher Penguin Books, has begun rewriting classic literature in order to bring the works into line with contemporary progressive sensibilities.

The woke revisions to Roald Dahl’s body of work were first spotted by the British outlet The Telegraph, and before-and-after images circulated widely on Twitter.

The revisions show that Puffin’s “sensitivity readers” have eliminated descriptions of characters as “fat” or “crazy,” and they have turned Willy Wonka’s Oompa Loompa’s gender neutral.

Augustus Gloop, the fat little boy in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory who falls into a river of chocolate, is no longer described as fat.

Miss Trunchbull, a character in Matilda who has a great horsey face, is no longer described as having a “great horsey face.”

The “Cloud-men” in James and the Giant Peach have now become “Cloud-People.”

Dahl died in 1990, but Puffin owns the rights to his works, which apparently includes the right to make the writing less interesting and more banal.

You can see some other revisions made to Dahl’s work below.

Roald Dahl – 2001 authorized Puffin edition vs 2022 authorized Puffin edition.https://t.co/4dnBSjHEvT pic.twitter.com/Psfulj7Krk

— Incunabula (@incunabula) February 18, 2023

Roald Dahl, 2001 vs 2022 editions:
In James and the Giant Peach, the Cloud-Men have become Cloud-People, Miss Sponge is no longer “the fat one”, Miss Spider’s head is no longer “black” and the Earthworm no longer has “lovely pink” skin but “lovely smooth skin”. pic.twitter.com/zd4A7uBUbA

— Incunabula (@incunabula) February 18, 2023

Roald Dahl, 2001 vs 2022 editions:
In Fantastic Mr Fox a description of tractors, saying that “the machines were both black”, has been cut. “Bunce, the little pot-bellied dwarf”, is now plain old Bunce. pic.twitter.com/I9aUxqAI6Q

— Incunabula (@incunabula) February 18, 2023

“Fat little brown mouse” has become “little brown mouse”. “‘Here’s your little boy,’ she said. ‘He needs to go on a diet’”, becomes “Here’s your little boy.”

In Esio Trot, in 2022, middle-aged ladies can no longer be attractive, they can only be kind… 😳 pic.twitter.com/TNFAXSVe9o

— Incunabula (@incunabula) February 18, 2023
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