reports.In April, Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. will release new versions of the books that have been approved by sensitivity readers.
The release date will coincide with the 70th anniversary of “Casino Royale,” the first title in the series published between 1951 and 1966.According to The Telegraph, changes include the replacement of the N-word with “Black person” or “Black man” in some instances.
Many racial or ethnic descriptions have been dropped altogether.In other cases, language that is now widely recognized as offensive will remain, such as racial slurs targeting East Asian people and Bond’s racist behavior towards Goldfinger’s Korean henchman Oddjob.
The Telegraph also reported that misogynistic and homophobic language will stay. The new editions will contain a preface that reads: “This book was written at a time when terms and attitudes which might be considered offensive by modern readers were commonplace.
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