Speaking English is colonial terrorism

● THERE HAS BEEN MUCH HANDWRINGING in the press lately over the progressive rewriting of Roald Dahl’s books, as though this were a bad thing. If I had my way, every copy of every book by every straight white male would be incinerated. Burning books that we don’t approve of is the only way to stop fascism. Dahl’s books are compendiums of violence masquerading as “fiction”. For instance, he describes the character of Augustus Gloop as “fat”, which is extremely offensive to People of Girth. Thankfully, the sensitivity readers at Puffin Books have replaced the word “fat” with “enormous”. This is much more empowering. I’m forever congratulating my friend Janine on her enormous hips. Other problematic terms have been excised from Dahl’s vile works, including “ugly” and “brute”. In addition,…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2023

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