First, the publishers tried sanitizing Roald Dahl. Then the publishers moved on to neutering and cleaning up after Ian Fleming’s James Bond. At least the publishers could say that since the authors were deceased, their estates had “approved” of the changes. There is no explanation for the new “updated” and woke editing by Scholastic Books to R.L. Stine’s “Goosebumps” series.
Suddenly, vandalizing Roald Dahl books was a bad idea. Penguin issued a major mea culpa after worldwide backlash.
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