Queen Consort Camilla Supports ‘Freedom’ Amid Roald Dahl Controversy, Tells Writers: ‘Remain True To Your Calling’
The wife of King Charles Camilla, Queen Consort, expressed her dislike for censorship during a Reception To celebrate her second anniversary of her popular online book group amid controversy surrounding politically correct rewrites of Roald Dahl’s Books.
The Queen Consort addressed writers and spoke to them. “Please remain true to your calling, unimpeded by those who may wish to curb the freedom of your expression or impose limits on your imagination. Enough said,” The Daily Mail reported.
The crowd cheered and applauded Camilla’s reference to John Steinbeck when she said, “Let there be no squeaking like mice about your achievements, but only roaring like a pride of lions.” Although the Queen Consort did not confirm this, the crowd believed that the comments were about Dahl’s controversy over revising Dahl’s books.
Peter James, a crime author, stated that Camilla supported authenticity and was a great supporter of authentic authors. “There is an old tradition in publishing, of publish and be damned,” The publication was informed by him. “And I think Her Majesty was just endorsing that to some extent. She was just saying ‘be brave.'”
He then asked what precedent Dahl’s Dahl book editing would have for other historical works. “The big question is how far back are we going to go? Are we going to censor Dickens? There are some pretty tough stuff in Dickens that is quite offensive. Are we going to look at Shakespeare?,” James continued. “I think what we have got to accept is that it was a moment in time and this is now.”
The Roald Dahl Story Co. sparked a furious response when they disclosed earlier this week they had been working with Inclusive Minds. Inclusive Minds monitors children’s literature for diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. reported.
The company claimed that no modifications were made to the original stories by the author. “small and carefully considered.” They made a statement to defend their decision to change the language. “When publishing new print runs of books written years ago, it’s not unusual to review the language used alongside updating other details including a book’s cover and page layout.”
Some changes included the replacement of the word “fat” With “enormous” In “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” thereby making the Oompa Loompas gender-neutral. In “Matilda,” Refer to “mothers and fathers” changed to “parents.”
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In “The Witches,” A paragraph that describes witches as being bald beneath their wigs now contains the Disclaimer. “There are plenty of other reasons why women might wear wigs and there is certainly nothing wrong with that.” Dahl’s other works also saw several other modifications.
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