First of all, hello everybody. I'm a brand new member who's finally signed up after knowing about this site for a long time. Looking forward to seeing what else this site has in store.
Unless you've been living on another planet, you'll all know about the raging debate regarding the children's books written by Roald Dahl and now Ian Fleming's books have come under attack as well. I have to say that I'm all for censorship where it matters, so that we all have a good idea of what's right and what isn't and we all know where we stand. And over the last few years, there are a lot of changes that have occurred that I'm pleased to see have taken place, although I know many won't agree with me and that's fine. But that said, I disagree with any kind of censorship, reform, or amendment that is done purely for the sake of it. I mean, what on earth is the point of that!
I'll be honest even though I have watched many, if not all of the Bond films, I haven't actually read the books so I'm unaware of the language used in them. But as for Roald Dahl, I have come across the amendments that have been made and to be honest, I do think it's all a big fuss over nothing. I read many of his books as a child and certainly never came across anything offensive. However I do know that today's world is a very different place so who knows how these books look through the eyes of a child.
It would be interesting to hear other people's views on this topic! Golly look at me! I've just created my first post!
Today everything is being changed super fast. I reckon by the time my boys are adults, alot of the things I grew up with will have changed beyond all recognition. I don't really know how I feel about it. I guess I would say that if it's important for something to be changed then OK. but if it's just for the hell of it or for the sake of fashion then that's a different story.