what are some good kids books to have that might be purged in the event of a cultural revolution asking for no particular reason
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Roald Dahl, basically everything he wrote. Man is ripe for cancellation.
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Replying to @punch_sideiron @eigenrobot
I think the fact he hasn't is an interesting case study. I think 1 thing is that antisemitism is a complex 'sin' for the cancelers. Sometimes ok, sometimes not. The other thing: everyone loves his books & publishers/hollywood keeps cashing in himhttps://www.jweekly.com/2020/03/09/jewish-director-taika-waititi-adapting-anti-semite-roald-dahls-work-is-perfect/ …
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... what i see in the future (or present, even, in above case) is media keeping him around, while simultaneously using him as pinata to whack, reminding everyone what a shit he was, and noting the effort they've taken to purge his stories of any hint of bigotry. Win-Win.
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There's a beautiful episode of the Dead Authors podcast with Roald Dahl that touches on this in a hilarious and beautiful and sad way recommend it
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