The American movie star was asked in a radio interview whether he supports censoring problematic language in the works of Roald Dahl and Agatha Christie. Tom Hanks has said he would boycott books that are rewritten to avoid offending "modern sensibilities".
In connection with Tom Hanks' debut novel, he was a guest on BBC Radio 4, where he was asked the following question:
"We are talking at a time when publishers feel the need to censor problematic references or language - should we retroactively change the words of dead authors such as Roal Dahl or Agatha Christie?"
“Well, I'm of the opinion that we're all adults. And we understand the age and place and when these things were written. And it's not too hard at all to say: this isn't quite right now, is it?
"Let's trust our own sensibilities instead of someone deciding what can and cannot offend us.
"Let me decide what offends me and what doesn't." I would be against reading any book from any era that says 'abridged for modern sensibilities'."
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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