Author Judy Blume recently slammed Puffin U.K.'s decision to do a politically correct language update to Roald Dahl's classic children's books.
Greg Gutfeld and guests discuss how Roald Dahl’s stories, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, have become 'wokified' on ‘Gutfeld!’slammed book publisher Puffin for publishing an"updated," more politically correct version of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books, saying,"I don’t believe in that."
Reporting detailed that Puffin U.K."hired sensitivity readers to make changes to certain portions of the author's wording in the U.K. editions as part of an effort to ensure the books ‘can continue to be enjoyed by all today.’" Blume admitted she felt that some of the language in Dahl’s works was problematic but insisted that doesn’t mean they should be altered.
The interview turned to Blume’s own experience with censorship of her work. She recounted how in the last several decades her famous young adult and children’s books have been banned in some school libraries for their content.
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