P G Wodehouse's Jeeves to be edited - people are mad

[t_snake]

DarlingssSss, in slow news days, books written in 1930s will get minor word changes and get a wee disclaimer that some of the language is outdated and some people are outraged, i say OUTRAGED.

Publishers rewrite Jeeves and Wooster books to remove 'unacceptable' prose by PG Wodehouse https://t.co/K7IiMXzlQy pic.twitter.com/E0VgjwGdjP
- Daily Mail U

Comments

[therearewords]

Like people read disclaimers, for fuck sake.

[xtinkerbellax]

I think a disclaimer is a better idea than going back and editing tbh.

[xpirate_queenx]

Seriously.

[my_moloko]

Agreed.

[britty_stitches]

It 100% is.

[2_on]

i don't think they should change books. the stuff with roald dahl recently was pretty bad imo.

[theylezharold]

It should be illegal to change the language in books. It's as I was brainwashed to say in teacher school, "a learning opportunity."

[yami_no_hoshi]

Disclaimers are good and make sense; they provide historical context. I don’t agree with changing the words themselves.