Roald Dahl books edited to remove offensive language, ‘fat’ references

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The latest editions of Roald Dahl's children's books have been edited to remove language which the publishers believe could be considered offensive.

Published 3 months ago · London, United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive

Augustus Gloop now ‘enormous’ instead of ‘fat’, Mrs Twit no longer ‘ugly’ and Oompa Loompas are gender neutral

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as censorship

Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable to modern readers

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

British publisher removes language deemed offensive from Roald Dahl children's books

Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl's classic children's books of censorship after it removed some language from works such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda to make them more acceptable to modern readers.

3 months ago·Canada

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Daily Express

'Woke madness' sees Roald Dahl books edited to remove words like 'fat'

'Our woke overlords are censoring and rewriting Roald Dahl. It degrades art. It's Orwellian. The richness of the language is one of the reasons children love the books. Truly awful,' said one commentator.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as censorship

LONDON (AP) — Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable to modern readers.

3 months ago·United States

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