I'm glad I already own them all: "Publisher Censors PG Wodehouse’s ‘Jeeves’ Novels for ‘Unacceptable’ Language".
The barbarism of Woke. It won't be long now before they get around to bowdlerizing Evelyn Waugh (if they haven't already).
It's going to be a real hoot when they go after the Bible in a big way.
"Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, 'This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman", for she was taken out of man.'"
"Then the LORD God made a person with ovaries from the rib he/she had taken out of the person without ovaries, and he/she brought her/them to the person without ovaries. The person without ovaries said, 'This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she/they shall be called "person with ovaries", for she/they was/were taken out of the person without ovaries.'"
On second thought, I believe that story will be scrapped altogether.
Ridiculous.
ReplyDeletePigmies attacking genius. (I deplore and denounce my racism)
I read Huckleberry Finn in a school a few years ago, there was a character named "Jim."
At least change it to Slavey Jim or something so it's obvious why he was happy Huck treated him like a person. They destroy context, ruining the whole point.
I wonder if they'll autoupdate Kindle versions.
I am happy I have Blazing Saddles on DVD, I'm sure that's going to be changed.
I just wish I had purchased old Warner Bros cartoons before they were butchered and bowldlerized.
I recollect having to be careful reading Wodehouse on trains and in hotel lobbies, because he is one of the very few authors who makes me laugh uncontrollably.
ReplyDeleteYou're sure right about them destroying context. I wonder if new editions of Tom Sawyer will have a character named Native American Joe.
Hands hovering over the butt of his Peacemaker, Dusty said, "Smile when you call me by the wrong pronoun!"
ReplyDeleteIt'll probably be just 'Joe' or maybe Conservative Joe.
ReplyDeleteCan't have a non-white bad guy anymore.
And when they're done with Jeeves, they'll move on to Biggles. Who once advised Ginger 'Keep your eyes peeled for wogs.'
ReplyDeleteThey'll start the bonfires with all the copies of Fahrenheit 451, which will be ironic, purposefully or not.
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