{"id":1908964,"date":"2023-04-02T21:13:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T01:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/literary-orgs-silent-on-classic-book-censorship\/"},"modified":"2023-04-02T21:15:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T01:15:06","slug":"literary-orgs-silent-on-classic-book-censorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/literary-orgs-silent-on-classic-book-censorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Literary Orgs Silent on Classic Book Censorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliterary-orgs-silent-on-classic-book-censorship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1908964&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div role=\"main\" id=\"content\">\n<article id=\"the-post\">\n<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-content-ads-inserted=\"true\">\n<p><strong>Sensitivity readers, previously a clandestine sect of the new woke movement, came into the open this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have recently learned that they have been altering the prose of iconic authors such as Roald Dahl, Ian Fleming, and most recently, Agatha Christie, as reported by publications like <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2023\/02\/21\/save-roald-dahl-books-from-the-dreaded-sensitivity-readers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reason<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/02\/26\/sensitivity-readers-remove-offensive-language-from-james-bond-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/27\/agatha-christie-novels-to-be-edited-for-modern-readers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a> respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Passages that had entertained readers for decades now have different meanings to protect minds from disturbing &#8220;thoughts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"WYL_AEgnn2j5MiQ\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\" title=\"Lionel Shriver | On sensitivity readers\">\n<div data-bg=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FAEgnn2j5MiQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" id=\"lyte_AEgnn2j5MiQ\">\n<p>Lionel Shriver | On sensitivity readers<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The John Bonython Lecture is the annual Gala event for the Centre for Independent Studies. Designed to advance the principles of free choice, individual liberty, defend cultural freedom and the open exchange of ideas \u2013 this year\u2019s lecture was no different. The arts are battered and boxed in by the proliferating dos and don\u2019ts of political correctness, the predations of gotcha identity politics and the hypersensitivities of the #MeToo movement. Award winning American author and opinion writer Lionel Shriver delivered this year\u2019s lecture. She eviscerated the modern-day obsession with identity politics, political correctness and the hypersensitivities of the #MeToo movement that are threatening creativity. Shriver\u2019s breakout novel We Need to Talk About Kevin has sold over 1 million copies and was made into a feature film starring Tilda Swinton. \ud83d\udcac Join in the conversation in the comments. \ud83d\udc4d Like this video if you enjoyed it and want to see more, it really helps us out \ud83d\udd14 Subscribe to our channel and click the bell to watch our videos first \u23f2\ufe0f Missed this event live? Subscribe to CIS to be up to date with all our events: https:\/\/www.cis.org.au\/subscribe\/ ____________________ The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) promotes free choice and individual liberty, and defends cultural freedom and the open exchange of ideas. CIS encourages debate among leading academics, politicians, media and the public. We aim to make sure good policy ideas are heard and seriously considered so that Australia can continue to prosper into the future. Check out the CIS at - https:\/\/www.cis.org.au\/ Subscribe to CIS mailing list- https:\/\/www.cis.org.au\/subscribe\/ Support us with a tax-deductible donation at - https:\/\/www.cis.org.au\/support\/ Join the CIS as a member at - https:\/\/www.cis.org.au\/join-cis\/ Follow CIS on Socials Twitter - https:\/\/twitter.com\/CISOZ Facebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CentreIndependentStudies\/ Linkedin - https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-centre-for-independent-studies\/\"><\/div>\n<p>The authors in question have long since passed away, and their respective estates either agreed to the changes or feared repercussions from the &#8220;safe space&#8221; generation. Major publishing houses such as HarperCollins also appear to support the updates.<\/p>\n<p>The creator of &#8220;Goosebumps,&#8221; R.L. Stine, who is very much alive, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/03\/goosebumps-author-rl-stine-edits-book-series-changes-mental-health-weight-ethnicity-references-1235279014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pushed back<\/a> after discovering that his works had undergone a similar treatment.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">Most artists, such as actors, writers, and musicians, have not objected to sensitivity readers and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/orwell-doc-raoul-peck-1984\/\">Orwellian<\/a> activities.<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood activists, who are vocal about many issues, remained silent on the matter. Prominent writers such as Stephen King and Joyce Carol Oates have either pretended that the issue does not exist or suggested that it is only relevant if major authors find their work altered.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are a few noteworthy exceptions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/russell-peters-cancel-culture-bullies\/\"><strong>RELATED: RUSSELL PETERS: WHY ARE WE CELEBRATING CANCEL CULTURE BULLIES?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Salman Rushdie, who has been living under a &#8220;fatwa&#8221; for decades and was almost killed last year by someone who disagreed with his work, criticized the changes, calling them &#8220;absurd censorship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>PEN America, a left-leaning group dedicated to free expression, <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/pen-america-pushes-back-against-the-use-of-sensitivity-readers-to-censor-roald-dahls-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke out regarding Dahl&#8217;s editing<\/a>, but has not commented much about more recent incidents.<\/p>\n<p>The most unexpected backlash came from former New York Times Book Editor Pamela Paul, who wrote a vehement column criticizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/26\/opinion\/american-dirt-book-publishing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new woke rules<\/a> that restrict writers from telling their stories in their own way.<\/p>\n<p>What about the literary community? There are dozens of national organizations that promote emerging artists, provide resources to writers, and support our right to create.<\/p>\n<p>HiT reached out to seven organizations to seek their opinions on the issue. The inquiry was intended to allow them to submit a reaction\/comment or briefly discuss the subject in a phone Q&#038;A.<\/p>\n<p>However, none of the groups responded to this site&#8217;s request. The organizations in question are:<\/p>\n<ul data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">\n<li>The National Book Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Festival of Books in the Alleghenies<\/li>\n<li>PEN\/Faulkner<\/li>\n<li>San Diego Writers, Ink<\/li>\n<li>Community of Literary Magazines and Press<\/li>\n<li>The Center for Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Association of Writers and Writing Programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is not surprising.<\/p>\n<p>It takes bravery to stand up to the woke mob. Careers can be ruined, reputations besmirched, and the backlash on social media can be extreme. Famous people have frequently given in to the woke mob instead of standing by their beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Think of Stephen King, Guy Pearce, Scarlett Johansson, Halle Berry, Chuck Lorre, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Literary groups would be in a more comfortable situation if they supported sensitivity readers by declaring the need to protect minds from words. However, their silence indicates that this is not the case.<\/p>\n<p>They would receive plenty of social media adoration if they did so, as well<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sensitivity readers, once a secret sect of the new woke order, came out of the shadows this year. We learned in recent weeks that they\u2019ve been changing the prose of iconic authors like Roald Dahl, Ian Fleming and, most recently, Agatha Christie. 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