The Aaron Renn Show

Re-Editing Old Books

February 20, 2023 Aaron Renn
The Aaron Renn Show
Re-Editing Old Books
Show Notes

The estate of Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), has engaged so-called "sensitivity readers" to re-write portions of the text to be compliant with today's ideologies. I discuss this trend, the idea of editing old books in general, and a practical response we can take to mitigate against this trend.