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We have already seen how publishing companies have tried to stealth edit the works of the late authors Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming, reminiscent of the novel \u201c1984\u201d and it\u2019s MiniTru \u201cmemory hole<\/a>\u201d. \u00a0 Now, they aren\u2019t even bothering to wait until the author is dead<\/a>, as R. L. Stine found out.<\/p>\n \u201cChildren\u2019s horror author R.L. Stine accused his publisher of editing his popular Goosebumps series for potentially offensive material without his involvement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Times reported last week that Scholastic was reissuing Goosebumps books and changing references to weight, ethnicity, and more that could be deemed offensive. This followed publishers making edits to the works of other popular authors, including the late Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Times initially reported that Stine was working with Scholastic on the edits, but the author revealed on Twitter that he was in fact not involved.<\/p>\n \u201cResponding to a fan reacting with disappointment at the reports, Stine tweeted, \u2018Lindsey, the stories aren\u2019t true. I\u2019ve never changed a word in Goosebumps. Any changes were never shown to me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n But why stop there?<\/p>\n Oh, fairy tales have often been Bowdlerized in the past, but now they are being wokified to fix \u201cproblematic elements<\/a>“.<\/p>\n \u201cLove at first sight was the stuff of fairy tales, once upon a time, but perhaps no longer.<\/p>\n Ladybird has used sensitivity readers to reexamine some of its children\u2019s books, and fairy stories have proven problematic, [\u2026]<\/p>\n \u201cThe publisher\u2019s back catalogue includes fiction and educational material based on classic tales like Cinderella and Snow White, and the characters and plots in these stories are understood to be potentially troubling for inclusion experts.<\/p>\n \u201cHandsome princes – and beautiful princesses falling for them at first sight – have been deemed problematic by sensitivity readers advising on offensive content, due to the privilege given to physical attractiveness and heteronormative romance.<\/p>\n \u201cOutdated or harmful elements in fairy tales, according to publishing insiders, may also include characters presuming each other\u2019s pronouns or social class, and a lack of diversity among blonde-haired and blue-eyed protagonists.<\/p>\n \u201cLadybird, a Penguin-owned imprint known for producing books for young children [\u2026]\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Ah, Penguin<\/em>, yet again.<\/p>\n Said it before; will say it again: The only things you can trust are the actual old physical books you have in your hot little hands.<\/p>\n Libraries are a paragon of civilization.<\/p>\n Pictured: A Paragon of Civilization!<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We have already seen how publishing companies have tried to stealth edit the works of the late authors Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming, reminiscent of the novel \u201c1984\u201d and it\u2019s MiniTru \u201cmemory hole\u201d. \u00a0 Now, they aren\u2019t even bothering to … Continue reading \n
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