Roald Dahl Children's Books Being Rewritten

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by John F

I had a nice apple strudle the other day.

I like apples, but not apple pie. I don't care about baseball either. If I didn't love my mom, I would be branded un-American.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I don't care about baseball either.

Opening day heresy!

[arjaybe]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I like apples, but not apple pie. I don't care about baseball either. If I didn't love my mom, I would be branded un-American.

My beloved has started following baseball so it's in my best interests to care about it. I like apple pie, especially warm with vanilla ice cream melting over it. My mom was hard to love, but I did anyway. I assert my moral right to have these statements unchanged for the duration of copyright.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by arjaybe

My beloved has started following baseball so it's in my best interests to care about it.

I watch RuPaul's Drag Race for the same reason. While it would be a stretch to say I care about it, I have been to more drag shows than anyone should be subjected to.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I watch RuPaul's Drag Race for the same reason. While it would be a stretch to say I care about it, I have been to more drag shows than anyone should be subjected to.

That's a shame.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

Should books be criticized for not including any LGBTQIA+ characters? It should be the authors decision to include or not include certain people.

As others have noted, this is a complete non sequitur. Did you mean to respond to someone else?

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by arjaybe

I like apple pie, especially warm with vanilla ice cream melting over it.

Blasphemer! The only topping for a slice of apple pie is cheddar cheese!

[arjaybe]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I watch RuPaul's Drag Race for the same reason. While it would be a stretch to say I care about it, I have been to more drag shows than anyone should be subjected to.

Yeah. Once or twice maybe.-) RuPaul has a TV show? I saw a movie featuring them and I liked their character, so maybe I should have a look at the show.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Blasphemer! The only topping for a slice of apple pie is cheddar cheese!

Apple pie...meh! Blueberry pie with ice cream and whipped cream...Yummy!

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by arjaybe

Yeah. Once or twice maybe.-) RuPaul has a TV show? I saw a movie featuring them and I liked their character, so maybe I should have a look at the show.

Buddy, RuPaul has an EMPIRE.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Buddy, RuPaul has an EMPIRE.

RuPaul is hosting the game show Celebrity Lingo in the UK.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

RuPaul is hosting the game show Celebrity Lingo in the UK.

RuPaul is also hosting Lingo here. That's a show I enjoy watching.

TBH: I also do enjoy Drag Race up to a point. And it does give some of the most maligned people around a spotlight.

[John F]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Blasphemer! The only topping for a slice of apple pie is cheddar cheese!

I like cheddar cheese on my cheese burger.

[gmw]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Blasphemer! The only topping for a slice of apple pie is cheddar cheese!

I keep wondering if you have a different sort of apple pie than we do ... or maybe it's the cheese. I know McDonald's have something they call an apple pie that I would not have recognised as such, but I can't quite imagine cheddar cheese on that either. It may be relevant that I'm not a big fan of cheddar cheese unless it's well matured.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg

In the U.S., books from the era in question are generally subject to a 95 year copyright period. Because of that, in January, one or two Agatha Christie books usually pass into U.S. public domain. Do the changes discussed here reset that clock? And in Life + 70 countries, should the lead on the team which made the book more sensitive to modern ears AKA bowdlerized be a co-author resetting that clock?

I'm not saying that some publisher won't try that, but I would hope the courts would throw out the case. Editorial changes are not generally considered to change the copyright status of a work.