[News] Enid Blyton, classed as xenophobic.

[AmexRuislip]

The work of Enid Blyton has been linked to "racism and xenophobia" in updated blue plaque information by English Heritage.

https://news.sky.com/story/enid-bly...udes-racist-and-xenophobic-criticism-12334601

The world has gone mad IMO.
Surely this is historic and of a time when such feelings and thoughts were the order of the day, excepted and never really concerned anyone.

As for English Heritage saying on their website, that she lacked literary merit.
What about the millions of her books sold worldwide.

Absolutely barmy IMO

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

"The World Has Gone Mad"

damn, I had this second in the sweepstake.

 

[Bakero]

Shouldn't this be on the GB News thread?

 

[Pavilionaire]

A Noddy decision.

 

[Brovion]

People have been saying that since at least the early 1970s though. You can't pin this on woke snowflakes.

 

[Weststander]

175 posts and Bear Pit.

 

[schmunk]

Golly gosh!

This article from 20+ years ago, talking about a golliwog ban 40+ years ago...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jul/03/books.race

 

[Stumpy Tim]

People have been saying that since at least the early 1970s though. You can't pin this on woke snowflakes.

Was going to say the same. It´s been known for ages that she was a little racist. I don´t recall Moonface or the Saucepan Man wearing white hoods though

 

[Hugo Rune]

Shouldn't this be on the GB News thread?

Indeed, especially seeing that the OP has been so outraged, they have seemingly failed to read the article!

"The information goes on to explain how an article in The Guardian in 1966 noted the racism of her book, The Little Black Doll. The children's short story tells the tale of a doll named "Sambo" who is only accepted by his owner once his "ugly black face" is washed "clean" by the rain."

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I have a 1930s Rupert the Bear annual in which Rupert visits N***** Island, and brings home a c*** who preferred to sleep in the barn than in a bed in the house.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

The work of Enid Blyton has been linked to "racism and xenophobia" in updated blue plaque information by English Heritage.

https://news.sky.com/story/enid-bly...udes-racist-and-xenophobic-criticism-12334601

The world has gone mad IMO.
Surely this is historic and of a time when such feelings and thoughts were the order of the day, excepted and never really concerned anyone.

As for English Heritage saying on their website, that she lacked literary merit.
What about the millions of her books sold worldwide.

Absolutely barmy IMO

Absolutely, l was bought up on Noddy, Big Ears, PC Plod, the Famous Five, Secret Seven et al.

A sad day indeed.

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

If we judged all historical figures by the morals of today, then there would be no great people in history left.

She was judged on the morals of 'her' day as in 1960 as the article cites:

Blyton's publisher Macmillan in 1960 refusing to publish her story The Mystery That Never Was for what it called its "faint but unattractive touch of old-fashioned xenophobia".

That was her own publisher in 1960!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

If we judged all historical figures by the morals of today, then there would be no great people in history left.

I must admit I am surprised by this thread, given that the OP is not typically associated with 'political correctness gone mad' rants

What gives?

 

[Weststander]

Guy Gibson should be removed from all WW2 history books and his medals returned, because his dog was named n*gger.

 

[Bakero]

She was judged on the morals of 'her' day as in 1960 as the article cites:

Blyton's publisher Macmillan in 1960 refusing to publish her story The Mystery That Never Was for what it called its "faint but unattractive touch of old-fashioned xenophobia".

That was her own publisher in 1960!

And decades before that the BBC had deemed her work as second-rate and lacking literary merit. Bloody snowflakes.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Indeed, especially seeing that the OP has been so outraged, they have seemingly failed to read the article!

"The information goes on to explain how an article in The Guardian in 1966 noted the racism of her book, The Little Black Doll. The children's short story tells the tale of a doll named "Sambo" who is only accepted by his owner once his "ugly black face" is washed "clean" by the rain."

No not outraged, just amazed at how people from an earlier time, are brought into todays social media society, so they can tut quite loudly in a polite sort of way.
I did read the article

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Burn all the books WITH FIRE!

 

[Klaas]

People have been saying that since at least the early 1970s though. You can't pin this on woke snowflakes.

Think she had one manuscript passed over in 1960 for being a little, shall we say, behind the times.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I must admit I am surprised by this thread, given that the OP is not typically associated with 'political correctness gone mad' rants

What gives?

Afternoon

It just got on my goat, thats all

 

[brightn'ove]

People have been saying that since at least the early 1970s though. You can't pin this on woke snowflakes.

This!