Ian Fleming Publications commissioned a sensitivity review of the classic James Bond novels one week after Roald Dahl's books were rewritten to remove offensive language.
A lady looks at a collection of Ian Fleming James Bond 007 books at the 'For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming & James Bond Press View' at the Imperial War Museum on April 16, 2008, in London, England.
"A number of updates have been made in this edition, while keeping as close as possible to the original text and the period in which it is set." The outlet also reported that the April reissue commemorating"Casino Royale's" release will keep some controversial elements including phrases like"sweet tang of rape,""blithering women" failing to do a"man’s work," and language referring to homosexuality as a"stubborn disability." Sean Connery, as James Bond, leaning against a bar and looking out across the room.
One revamped scene includes a rewrite from"Live and Let Die" in which the original line referring to Africans reads that they are"pretty law-abiding chaps I should have thought, except when they’ve drunk too much" is rewritten to say,"pretty law-abiding chaps I should have thought."The n-word was largely replaced by"black man" or"black person," according to the Telegraph.Fox News Digital has reached out to Ian Fleming Publications for comment.
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