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Rainger99 02-27-2023 04:46 PM
They came for Roald Dahl last week - this week they are coming for James Bond!
 
According to reports, the James Bond books are being edited to avoid offending people.

Report: James Bond Books Being Rewritten To Remove ‘Racist And Sexist’ Remarks – Summit News

Keefelane66 02-27-2023 05:09 PM
I’ve read the books seen the movies.

Boomer 02-27-2023 05:21 PM
I just read that the publisher of Roald Dahl’s books backed off after public backlash. That’s a good sign. But we don’t have enough good signs.

Book banning is coming from extremes on both sides.

This country has lost its collective mind.

I was glad to read though that teenagers are starting their own book clubs to read and discuss banned books.

More people need to be aware and to speak up.

Boomer

bsloan1960 02-27-2023 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Keefelane66 (Post 2192321)
I’ve read the books seen the movies.
To Kill a Mocking Bird, Huckleberry Finn, Dr. Seuss, Of Mice and Men, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda....

retiredguy123 02-27-2023 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2192320)
According to reports, the James Bond books are being edited to avoid offending people.

Report: James Bond Books Being Rewritten To Remove ‘Racist And Sexist’ Remarks – Summit News
This is all about publicity to sell books or promote an agenda. Almost nobody is reading James Bond books.

Taltarzac725 02-27-2023 06:08 PM
Dislike censorship. The works should stay close to what their original author's intended and not be whitewashed to fit some prude's desire about what it should say.

dewilson58 02-27-2023 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2192339)
Dislike censorship. The works should stay close to what their original author's intended and not be whitewashed to fit some prude's desire about what it should say.
:bigbow:

Caymus 02-27-2023 07:12 PM
Who needs them? I can just have ChatGPT write a novel for me.:laugh:

Stu from NYC 02-27-2023 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 2192325)
I just read that the publisher of Roald Dahl’s books backed off after public backlash. That’s a good sign. But we don’t have enough good signs.

Book banning is coming from extremes on both sides.

This country has lost its collective mind.

I was glad to read though that teenagers are starting their own book clubs to read and discuss banned books.

More people need to be aware and to speak up.

Boomer
These fools are getting out of hand. If people do not like the words of the book not too hard to not read them.

Keefelane66 02-27-2023 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2192372)
These fools are getting out of hand. If people do not like the words of the book not too hard to not read them.
Bond girls often have very unusual sounding names. In the early days of Bond, it was typical for many Bond girls to have names which were smutty double entendres, examples of these would include Honey Ryder, Pussy Galore, Plenty O'Toole, Chew Mee, Agent XXX, Dr. Goodhead, Onatopp and so on.

Bogie Shooter 02-27-2023 08:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 2192325)
I just read that the publisher of Roald Dahl’s books backed off after public backlash. That’s a good sign. But we don’t have enough good signs.

Book banning is coming from extremes on both sides.

This country has lost its collective mind.

I was glad to read though that teenagers are starting their own book clubs to read and discuss banned books.

More people need to be aware and to speak up.

Boomer
Theses thoughts could be applied to rewriting history books.

Taltarzac725 02-27-2023 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 2192381)
Theses thoughts could be applied to rewriting history books.
They do apply. Facts are facts no matter how much spin are put on them.

Boomer 02-27-2023 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2192372)
These fools are getting out of hand. If people do not like the words of the book not too hard to not read them.

Exactly!

Boomer

Taltarzac725 02-27-2023 09:19 PM
King James Version - Wikipedia

I minored in Religious Studies and found it interesting on how they translated The Bible to fit the views of the rulers who held sway over the interpreters.

Stu from NYC 02-27-2023 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Keefelane66 (Post 2192378)
Bond girls often have very unusual sounding names. In the early days of Bond, it was typical for many Bond girls to have names which were smutty double entendres, examples of these would include Honey Ryder, Pussy Galore, Plenty O'Toole, Chew Mee, Agent XXX, Dr. Goodhead, Onatopp and so on.
Very true but very often Bond girls were also heroines. Again who is being forced to read the books?


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