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“No mention is made of Dahl’s antisemitic views in the author’s official biography on the site. The family’s apology was not sent to Jewish organisations.”
Almost as if....
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/06/roald-dahl-family-apologises-for-his-antisemitism
Almost as if....
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/06/roald-dahl-family-apologises-for-his-antisemitism
First, what’s the point of apologising for a dead person?
Except to try and protect profits their work still generates?
Except to try and protect profits their work still generates?
Second, if you acknowledge the bigotry they held, surely it deserves a mention in their bio?
Third, why the secrecy? Surely you WANT to inform those most harmed?
Third, why the secrecy? Surely you WANT to inform those most harmed?
Also: “Those prejudiced remarks are incomprehensible to us and stand in marked contrast to the man we knew and to the values at the heart of Roald Dahl's stories, which have positively impacted young people for generations.”
Have you even read his books?!?!
Have you even read his books?!?!
“His bewilderment, if any, came not from embarrassment or regret, but from the fact that his racism had been exposed to public view, threatening his reputation and, perhaps, his profits.” https://www.processhistory.org/yacovone-dahl-racism/4/
And I have NO idea why anybody wants another adaptation when there are SO many great stories just waiting... https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a34491780/the-witches-roald-dahl-antisemitism/
The arguments for Dahl are so similar to those for R*wling: “kids across the world love them”
Yeah coz you and your big bucks push the same bigoted shit over and over again at the expense of everyone else
Yeah coz you and your big bucks push the same bigoted shit over and over again at the expense of everyone else
