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Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - C_T_Russell - 22-02-2023
UK's prime minister Rishi Sunak thinks its absurd, I think this says alot coming from him.
In fantastic Mr fox, tractors are no longer "black" this is beyond ridicolus.
Augustis gloop is no longer described as "fat" and the oompa loopas are now gender neutral.
Roald Dahl would be disgusted.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/02/22/uk-pm-slams-censors-for-trying-to-gobblefunk-roald-dahl-books/
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/02/20/critics-reject-changes-to-roald-dahl-books-as-absurd-censorship/
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Zurdo - 22-02-2023
Dahl self edited his own books - the Oompa Loopas were originally black. I'm not sure what he would think, but I do know he didn't think like most people, and that's what makes his books so special.
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Oh_hunnihunni - 22-02-2023
What do you think 'woke' actually means?
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - zqwerty - 22-02-2023
I miss golliwogs.
I grew up in Africa and never once connected golliwogs to the African people, tribesmen that were working in the community I grew up in.
Enid Blyton was read to me often when I was younger.
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Lilith7 - 24-02-2023
(22-02-2023, 07:00 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: What do you think 'woke' actually means?
Wild guess - anyone who wants change & more fairness......??
The term has been grabbed by the far right brigade & they like to use it as a derogatory term at the drop of a hat, whenever even a tiny change is mentioned.
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Oh_hunnihunni - 24-02-2023
The OP hasn't answered. Perhaps he googled it...
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - harm_less - 24-02-2023
(24-02-2023, 02:58 PM)Lilith7 Wrote:The term 'woke' comes from African American slang and refers to being "aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)".(22-02-2023, 07:00 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: What do you think 'woke' actually means?
Wild guess - anyone who wants change & more fairness......??
The term has been grabbed by the far right brigade & they like to use it as a derogatory term at the drop of a hat, whenever even a tiny change is mentioned.
In that regard those who are anti-woke are essentially pro-bigotry, not something to be proud of IMO.
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Oh_hunnihunni - 24-02-2023
Synchronicity strikes again - https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300811684/semantic-bleaching-and-the-hijacking-of-woke
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - king1 - 24-02-2023
I would have to say the word "brigade" is going through a similar transformation... used to be an army unit, now it can be any kind of group of people and more lately in a disparaging sense...
(Guilty as charged your Honour)
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Oh_hunnihunni - 24-02-2023
(24-02-2023, 03:26 PM)king1 Wrote: I would have to say the word "brigade" is going through a similar transformation... used to be an army unit, now it can be any kind of group of people and more lately in a disparaging sense...Haven't heard 'social justice warrior' for a while...
(Guilty as charged your Honour)
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Zurdo - 24-02-2023
Is Ringo still allowed to talk about The Fat Controller ?
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Lilith7 - 24-02-2023
(24-02-2023, 03:56 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote:(24-02-2023, 03:26 PM)king1 Wrote: I would have to say the word "brigade" is going through a similar transformation... used to be an army unit, now it can be any kind of group of people and more lately in a disparaging sense...Haven't heard 'social justice warrior' for a while...
(Guilty as charged your Honour)
Probably gone the way of the 'chem trails'
Oh horrors - maybe there's a connection of some sort..
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - C_T_Russell - 24-02-2023
(24-02-2023, 04:24 PM)Zurdo Wrote: Is Ringo still allowed to talk about The Fat Controller ?
Shhh. They will rename him next!
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Oh_hunnihunni - 25-02-2023
(24-02-2023, 10:42 PM)C_T_Russell Wrote:Are you sure he is actually a he rather than a they, she, or it?(24-02-2023, 04:24 PM)Zurdo Wrote: Is Ringo still allowed to talk about The Fat Controller ?
Shhh. They will rename him next!
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Zurdo - 25-02-2023
He's fat, and controls the railway...maybe he should be called The Obese Controller ?
![[Image: Sir_Topham_Hatt_1986.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Sir_Topham_Hatt_1986.jpg)
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - king1 - 25-02-2023
The Rotund Controller perhaps?
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Oh_hunnihunni - 25-02-2023
Nooooo! Please, not the 'obese' word! I was rather delighted to see my orthopod adopting the much less inyaface word for my glorious rubenesque physique in the last summary letter. He said I had a 'positive body mass index'...
Much less judgemental I thought. I was almost proud there for a minute...
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Kenj - 25-02-2023
I just heard that someone came to their senses on this one. Why it went on for so long, nobody knows ?
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - zqwerty - 25-02-2023
Penguin to publish ‘classic’ Roald Dahl books after backlash:
https://apnews.com/article/books-and-literature-childrens-entertainment-roald-dahl-business-9770a7a3a2cb50cb1d53ca82d4b26070
So all is well.
RE: Woke crowd censor Roald Dahl's books... - Oldfellah - 25-02-2023
(25-02-2023, 11:23 AM)Zurdo Wrote: He's fat, and controls the railway...maybe he should be called The Obese Controller ?
big,bulging,bulky,chunky,heavy,hefty,large,meaty,obese,plump,well-fed
Controller