Changes to Roald Dahl's Works Spark Controversy. Is it Right or Wrong? - ALSC Blog
The Roald Dahl Story Company, recently purchased by Netflix, has agreed to change the wording in 17 of Roald Dahl’s written works, after suggestions by consultants from Inclusive Minds, an organization that aims to represent a diverse society through books that foster “inclusivity, diversity, equality, and accessibility in children’s literature.” [Article here.] Dahl authored the 17 works during the civil rights movement and throughout the following two decades. The changes would eliminate anything written about body weight, mental health, gender, and race. On February 18, 2023, author Salman Rushdie took to Twitter saying, “Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship. Puffin Books and the Dahl estate should be ashamed.” By changing these works, the books now represent a politically correct society where these books are considered more inclusive and suitable for today’s young readers. Are the changes censoring a time period of writing where it was historically
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