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Day, almost every time but not on purpose. i have no ability to cope with that fact, i would be a miserable person. my ability to cope with that fact came from a lifetime of being forced to confront and understand but not everyone will likely understand me or understand the things about me perhaps im even proud of. and my disability, my new ability as a disability or whatever the queen phrase is you tell yourself to get through it sometimes. thats what these people do, maybe not these books spec...

Times peer they are trying to -- what say you? >> cheryl: ... coming out the idiocy of woke culture. it is brian cox, dont go against him. people that know about this is absolutely ridiculous. you cant rewrite everything. but the author is no longer with us and he cant defend his work. i think it is absolutely ridiculous you cant say the word fat. they are changing the word gender in the books. in this day and age and the woke world we are living in, gender doesnt matter. entertainment, the real...

The update is now juicy child instead of fat, little child. i dont like it. >> kids didnt ask for this. we have enough problems getting kids to read that its the wrong battle. number two, when you try to hide the negative implications of the word fat you arent hiding the negative implications of being fat. thats the bigger concern. we try to take the word out of the equation. it doesnt make the problem go away. >> dana: they changed fat to enormous. >> soon youll be reading plus-sized albert. >>...

>> kennedy: its hurtful and maybe its bowling but maybe theres a message in there. >> this is artistry and tragic but where does it end? speak to the fact that it is particularly egregious and will be forever one of my favorite authors. ive read every single one of his books multiple times peer they were the most delightful, match of the map magical, mage inspiring, as a child growing up. his language is really colorful pier that was partly what was delicious and delightful about it. you know wh...

At modern — original additions. but if we look at modern culture, roald dahl was and a _ at modern culture, roald dahl was and a balding man. reaching anti—semite. i dont think thats the reason... —— and appalling man. he uses— the reason... —— and appalling man. he uses in— the reason... —— and appalling man. he uses in objectively normal terms. there _ he uses in objectively normal terms. there are _ he uses in objectively normal terms. there are a _ he uses in objectively ...

Fat a live that killed ms sutton. a bbc investigation has uncovered widespread sexual abuse on tea farms which supply some of the worlds most popular brands. dozens of women in kenya told the bbc they have been forced into sex by their managers while working on plantations owned for decades by two british companies. tom odula has this report from nairobi for bbc africa eye. and a warning, it contains distressing scenes. the tea grown here in kenyas valley here supplies some of the worlds biggest...

The heated debate on updating the books of roald dahl has drawn the attention of the prime minister, rishi sunak. he�*s the latest to criticise changes to some of the books, including the big friendly giant, and charlie and the chocolate factory to update references to the characters�* appearance and weight. words such as fat, ugly, crazy and mad have been updated to be more suitable for modern audiences, according to the publishers. mr sunak�*s spokesman said works of fiction should be "p...

Like "crazy" and "fat". however, this rewriting to avoid offence has itself created an upset. we dont seem to think children can cope with words like "fat" any more. we have to protect children from distressing feelings, and i think that idea is causing all sorts of problems in society. you see it in all sorts of places, and we need to make children more resilient. the roald dahl story company said today any changes had been small and carefully considered. it�*s also worth noting there is a pr...

Is removed from every text. oompa—loompas are no longer "titchy" — they are merely small. there are even passages not written by dahl that have been added. in the witches, for instance, a paragraph that explaining that beneath their wigs the witches are bald now includes the line: "there are plenty of other reasons why women might wear wigs and there is certainly nothing wrong with that." a spokesperson for the roald dahl story company said... we want to ensure that roald dahl�*s wonderful...

Criticised changes being made to roald dahl books, to remove or rewrite language that could be considered offensive. the changes had been made to references about weight, mental health, violence, gender and race. as david sillito reports. charlie and the chocolate factory, very fast indeed. however, augustus is nowjust enormous. the word fat is nowjust enormous. the word fat is gone and just one of the number of changes made to the writing to make it lessjudgemental of changes made to the writin...