Sensitivity readers remove offensive language from James Bond books
, including “fat” or “ugly” characters — and tweaked so as to make the Oompa Loompas of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” gender-neutral.
The new versions of the classic novels will include a disclaimer that reads: “This book was written at a time when terms and attitudes which might be considered offensive by modern readers were commonplace.”©United Artists/Courtesy Everett Collection The n-word, which Fleming used to refer to black people in books he wrote during the 1950s and 60s, has been almost entirely removed from the new editions.
While some depictions of black people have been reworked, other antiquated references remain. For instance, the racial terms Bond uses to refer to Asian people and his unfavorable views of the Korean character Oddjob will stay, as will his remarks about the “sweet tang of rape” and homosexuality being a “stubborn disability,” according to the Telegraph.
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