Tom Hanks slams the ‘woke’ trend of rewritting
classic books for ‘modern sensitivities’
Dominique Hines
Fri, 12 May
2023 at 3:28 pm CEST·2-min read
Tom Hanks
has said he will boycott books edited for “modern sensitivities”.
The actor’s
comments come after publisher Puffin’s recent announcement that books by the
late Roald Dahl were being rewritten to edit out any offensive language.
Words such
as “fat” and “ugly” were removed, with alterations to segments concerning race,
gender and mental health so the books “can continue to be enjoyed by all
today”.
The
decision sparked debate with many hitting out against the move and calling it
“woke”.
Hanks, who
released his debut novel, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture
Masterpiece: A Novel, earlier this month, has now shared his concerns.
He said:
“Well, I’m of the opinion that we’re all grown-ups here. And we understand the
time and the place and when these things were written.
“It’s not
very hard at all to say that it doesn’t quite fly right now, does it?”
“Let’s have
faith in our own sensibilities here, instead of having somebody decide what we
may or may not be offended by...” he continued.
“Let me
decide what I am offended by and not offended by. I would be against reading
any book from any era that says ‘abridged due to modern sensitivities.’”
According
to a synopsis of Hanks’ new book, it’s “a wildly ambitious story of the making
of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film, and the
humble comic book that inspired it all.”
Following
the backlash from the censoring of classic works of fiction such as Matilda and
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Puffin UK announced it would produce
uncensored versions of Dahl’s stories.
The
publisher said it had “listened to the debate” and understood there were “very
real questions around how stories can be kept relevant for new generations”.
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