“Well, I’m of the opinion that we’re all grown-ups here. And we understand the time and the place and when these things were written. And it’s not very hard at all to say: that doesn’t quite fly right now, does it?” Hanks said, per The Telegraph.
“Let’s have faith in our own sensibilities here, instead of having somebody decide what we may or may not be offended by,” he said. “Let me decide what I am offended by and not offended by. I would be against reading any book from any era that says ‘abridged due to modern sensitivities’.”
Thank you, Tom Hanks.
What’s happening is complete insanity. When you’re editing out the word “fat” in the name of “inclusivity” some screws are very, very loose.
[And some busybodies are desperate for ways they can insinuate themselves into our lives, too. — Ed]
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