What are the words removed from Roald Dahl's books?
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“Fat”, “ugly”, “crazy” — and even “female”: These are among the words that have been controversially scrubbed from Road Dahl’s famed children’s books by so-called sensitivity experts.…
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Roald Dahl classic texts to be kept in print after outrage over changes to books, UK News
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Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove offensive words such as 'fat' and 'ugly
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Augustus Gloop no longer fat as Roald Dahl goes PC
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Roald Dahl Books Edited To Remove 'Offensive' Language, Salman Rushdie Calls It 'Absurd Censorship
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Roald Dahl book changes are censorship, critics say
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Roald Dahl's books reworked to remove sensitive words: Was it the right call?
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Roald Dahl's books are nasty by nature – editing a word or two won't make them nice - New Statesman
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Matilda' Writer Roald Dahl's Work Rewritten by Publisher Puffin
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Unedited' Roald Dahl books are listed for nearly £7,000 on
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Rishi Sunak quotes BFG as he criticises Roald Dahl rewrite
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Authors criticize edits to Roald Dahl's children's books
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Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove controversial language
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Roald Dahl, rewrites and the truth about 'sensitivity readers
Should classic children's books be rewritten to remove offensive language?, 7.30, book, 21st century
Roald Dahl's Books Rewritten to Omit 'Offensive' Language