More and more the "new Inquisition" is taking hold and attacking free expression. The latest iteration involves rewriting some of Roald Dahl’s published works because some people find some terminology offensive. This revisionism is itself offensive and could very easily lead to a slide into full on censorship, as libraries in schools and universities come under pressure to remove such books from their catalogues. It is distressing and alarming.
Here are pictured some of the most recent censored authors of the modern era.
George Orwell- 1984 is one of the most banned books of all time, as is his other masterwork, Animal Farm.
Salman Rushdie- The Satanic Verses resulted in a fatwa against Rushdie and he recently, and very fortunately, survived an attempted assassination.
Toni Morrison- Nobel Prize for Literature winner whose novel Beloved upset some puritanical sensitivities.
Roald Dahl- Children’s book author with over 250 million books sold worldwide.
Margaret Atwood- Two-time Booker Prize winner and Canadian novelist whose books The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments describe a dystopian future that is dangerously close to becoming reality.
J.K. Rowling- The all-time best selling English fiction writer whose Harry Potter stories have been deemed as advocating witchcraft and sorcery.
The Inquisition never was, never is and never will be a good idea. Critical thinking, new sometimes controversial ideas and enlightened, free expression are crucial if humanity is to survive the self-inflicted hole it has created for itself.
Posted by jeffyphotos on 2023-02-21 21:09:28
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