Readers will be stunned by these latest woke literary makeovers
First Dr. Seuss was canceled.
Then they came for ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’
The woke left is on a mission to erase classic literature and there’s seemingly no stopping the total woke literary makeover.
Modern publishers are trying to rewrite history.
It is not enough to rewrite our textbooks or knock down historical monuments and memorials.
Turns out even 007 isn’t even safe from radical wokeness anymore.
“Sensitivity readers” rewriting the classics
James Bond, agent 007 created by the late great Ian Fleming is going under the microscope of “sensitivity readers,” along with classic works. This revisionist literary history is enough to leave anyone shaken – and stirred.
The politically correct rewriting of famous authors like Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming seems to be the beginning.
The latest?
Entire series of Agatha Christie mystery novels are being rewritten.Christie passed away in 1976 but left us with classics such as ‘Death on the Nile,’ ‘Murder on the Orient Express,’ and the Miss Marple mysteries.
The hordes of sensitivity readers are creating new editions of these classics.
AGATHA CHRISTIE BOOKS GET WOKE MAKEOVER, JOIN ROALD DAHL AND IAN FLEMING
What does that mean for readers?
The text is rewritten to minimize offense to modern readers.
Why is this a problem?
It’s literal destruction of literature
These books are a snapshot in time. They show the thinking and language used at the time.
The new editions will potentially be less offensive to some, but also less descriptive and less intriguing to readers.
Anyone can stream Disney+ right now and read the mandatory disclaimer before watching stereotypes in films like “Peter Pan” and “Dumbo.”
Not the best use of 30 seconds, but at least one can still watch them in their original form.
But in the Agatha Christie rewrites?
References to race and ethnicity are being removed.
Describing someone as African or a Jew is now considered offensive in the woke age.
Even if someone is an African or a Jew.
Imagine going into your local city art museum and repainting over a famous canvas to remove any trace of someone being offended.
The original artist would be offended with someone repainting, or retelling, their scene for the sake of not offending a modern audience.
The same goes for literary characters – removing their descriptions without the author’s permission destroys the original intention behind the published work.
And the “sensitivity readers” are literally exercising in stereotyping when trying to identify offensive language in literature.
These “sensitivity readers” have become the new literary gatekeepers for modern publishers.
The irony is staring everyone in the face.
Orwel warned us this was coming, and now its even happening to him
The greatest irony comes with the announcement of a feminist retelling of the George Orwell novel, ‘1984.’
Recall in this book that “Newspeak” was termed.
This term in the book referred to the process of dates being altered, streets and statues being renamed, and of course, books being rewritten.
In the modern woke age, the political left has looked to rewriting history to change our culture.
And unfortunately for readers, this means taking a lot of the color out of otherwise compelling stories.
This fascination with policing literary language has no end in sight.
With that thought, read this popular children’s book: ‘If you give a mouse a cookie, he’ll want a glass of milk.’
And try reading it before it is canceled.
Informed American will keep you up-to-date on any developments to this ongoing story.
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