That shouldn’t really be newsworthy should it
what a messed up world we live in.
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I totally agree with you. I remember that Gypsies always got a hard time from Enid Blyton too.So I'm Jewish, and I loved reading Enid Blyton's books when I was growing up in the 1990s. I definitely picked up on the sexism, classism, snobby Englishness, and downright racism in the books. Brown people were always either dirty, ridiculously superstitious or childish, etc etc
Yes, it bothered me. I knew it was wrong, and thought that it was stupid and cringy when I was reading the books. I also remember wishing it wasn't in the stories because I knew deep down that the Famous Five would judge me or not want to hang out with me. I still loved and love the books. They're fun and exciting, and the atmosphere is wonderful.
Where does this leave us? I would personally argue to leave the books as they are. Most children who are raised right will pick up on the racism and conclude it's stupid on their own, just like I did. Those whose bigotry is reinforced by the books have bigger problems, most likely racist parents and environments.
And I wish there were more adventure books in the style of Enid Blyton that are more, eh, truly "inclusive". Where girls do dangerous stuff, where brown, Black and Asian people are just part of the group without it being super obvious or constantly discussed.
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Also, I'm curious why the TRAs haven't yet picked up on George, "the girl who wants to be a boy". Wouldn't she be a poster child for the entire trans kids thing? I'm surprised there are no debates raging on about her.
Which twit is this and can we bombard them with spam ?hmmm
They don’t realise it’s Pan as it frying pan thenhmmm
what do they use to cook? a frying themhmmm
I don’t believe it’s a real thing. It’s good for a laugh thoughThey don’t realise it’s Pan as it frying pan thenmorons
There was a huge push twenty years ago to get boys reading as they are usually less keen than girls, so writers responded with even MORE boy protagonists. I used to select the texts for my Year 3 to study and it’s really hard to find books with girls at the centre, they are usually the sidekick.Thankfully there is more diversity in kids books these days although main characters are still far more likely to be white boys. It is slowly changing though. I try and choose books for my son with girls as the main character if I’m buying a book but he gravitates towards stories with boys like him (Tom Gates is an example, written by a woman Liz Pichon).
I find it really hard, upsetting even, when trans stuff (especially trans teenage girls) steps into real life instead of something I just see online. Of course you don’t want to upset people, but your instincts are also screaming that this is so profoundly wrong and why are you letting your daughter be captured by this cult? It’s really hard.Haven’t posted on here in a while cos I get too wound up and got too much other tit going on.
I’m currently on Mat leave and one of my colleagues messaged me the other day and said her teen daughter has come out as trans. I honestly didn’t know what to say, despite having read so much on here and just feeling deep in my soul that you can’t change your biological sex
Is Rancom (they/them) a person or a company!?I love theatre but having to read news announcements like this is painful.
The Roald Dahl estate is owned by Netflix now so I imagine they feature very heavily for the reason about these changes to his books. Im sure there was some sort of past scandal with them when they were editing shows in order to change storylines, not just cutting scenes, and didn’t have permission from the owners.Does Roald Dahl (from the grave) consent to his intellectual property being tampered with?!
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I would be offended as a cisginger(?!)TransGingerthat’s fecking brilliant
Whoa, is it? That explains everything. I had no idea the family sold out. But it explains why no one has a vested interest about preserving his legacy. The extracts I’ve seen feel like they’ve been butchered.The Roald Dahl estate is owned by Netflix now so I imagine they feature very heavily for the reason about these changes to his books. Im sure there was some sort of past scandal with them when they were editing shows in order to change storylines, not just cutting scenes, and didn’t have permission from the owners.
She had a circus girl Carlotta in the St Clare’s books who was wild and a Spanish gypsy, all the girls loved her at St Clares. What loved about Enid Blyton books was how she featured girls who were tomboys, they now seem to have been eradicated nowadays. She also made me want to go to boarding school and have midnight feastsI totally agree with you. I remember that Gypsies always got a hard time from Enid Blyton too.
I read loads of Blyton's books as a child and was often appalled at the snobbishness of the characters but always enjoyed the adventures.
Sometimes changes should be made e.g. Agatha Christie's '10 little xxxxx' is now 'and then there were none'. That's a necessary change, but unless something is outright offensive then it should be left.
People should remember the time period and context of when things were published instead of applying today's values onto everything.
I once had an argument with a woman who complained that all Jane Austen wrote about was marriage and how she wasn't a feminist (to her disgust). I said that Jane not marrying herself and trying to earn her way as an author was a pretty good stab at 'feminism' during that time.
Revisionism is erasure of history and we can't learn from history if it has been eradicated.