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The author of the famed Goosebumps series has been accused of bowing to woke culture after it emerged some of his hit childrens books have been sanitised.

Last week, Britains Times newspaper revealed some of RL Stines books had been sanitised, to use more inclusive language and change or omit phrases related to mental health, weight or ethnicity.

Writers self-censoring includes changing plump to cheerful and crazy to silly, The Times reported.

It came days after the controversy over a publishers planned edits to some of Roald Dahl best-known books.

Other media outlets seized on the story, implying Stine was involved in the Goosebumps revisions. But that wasnt the case, according to the author himself

Responding to outraged fans on social media, Stine has said repeatedly that the reports are wrong.

This story is false. I have never changed a word in a Goosebumps book, he said on Tuesday in response to a fan who pleaded with him to leave the books alone.

In another tweet, he insisted that any proposed edits had never been shown to him.

The Times did reference several changes to Goosebumps books but pointed out they were made in 2018, as part of an ebook re-release. Publisher Scholastic has confirmed the older edits.

For more than 30 years, the Goosebumps series has brought millions of kids to reading through humour with just the right amount of scary, the statement said, according to Deadline.

Scholastic takes its responsibility seriously to continue bringing this classic adolescent brand to each new generation. When re-issuing titles several years ago, Scholastic reviewed the text to keep the language current and avoid imagery that could negatively impact a young persons view of themselves today, with a particular focus on mental health.

Goosebumps accused of getting the woke treatment
Stine has since been embroiled in accusations of being a sellout and woke. Some even claimed he was forced by a woke mob to make the changes.

He was also accused of censorship for changes he never made.

Hey yall, @RL_Stine himself is saying REPEATEDLY that he has never changed a single word of a Goosebumps book, calm down with your Woke terrified witch hunt good grief, one person said on Twitter.

Just last month, people were outraged by the decision to alter some of Roald Dahls books to make them more inclusive.

Several of Dahls books, including Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and Matilda, were altered.

A Roald Dahl Story Company spokesperson told The Telegraph that it was not unusual to review language written years ago, likening it to updating a books cover and page layout.

Our guiding principle throughout has been to maintain the storylines, characters, and the irreverence and sharp-edged spirit of the original text, they said.

Any changes made have been small and carefully considered.

In the past, Dahl has been accused of antisemitism, racism and misogyny.

The late author amended Charlie and the Chocolate Factory himself back in 1973, almost a decade after it was originally published. It followed pressure due to his original description of the Oompa Loompas.

The Dahl proposal brought backlash, notably from the likes of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Queen Consort. Puffin, the publisher, then decided to give people a choice, buy the books as they were written by Dahl, or with the changes.

Shortly after, it was confirmed Ian Flemings James Bond books would also be revised by their publisher. The rereleases will be available in April in honour of Casino Royales 70th anniversary.

The rewrites will reportedly focus on Flemings descriptions of characters, particularly ethnic minorities.

Prior to his death in 1964, Fleming approved changes to his novels and gave US publishers permission to tone down racial references in Live and Let Die.

edit: sorry, the editor stuff was from another article, but I thought it would be best to link to the article he promoted himself on his Twitter account

im pretty sure about half of those goosebumps books were ghostwritten. you can tell which one stein worked on because he has certain phrases and words he loves to use over and over and over, and in between those are weird left field books that feel like nothing he's ever done. so yeah i doubt hes very invested in keeping track of how many kids he called fat or whatever

add onto the fact that the guy got a start as a writer doing erotic stories for penthouse and i cant imagine hes super into woke revisionism or wahtever

MarcyWarcy posted...

im pretty sure about half of those goosebumps books were ghostwritten. you can tell which one stein worked on because he has certain phrases and words he loves to use over and over and over, and in between those are weird left field books that feel like nothing he's ever done. so yeah i doubt hes very invested in keeping track of how many kids he called fat or whatever

add onto the fact that the guy got a start as a writer doing erotic stories for penthouse and i cant imagine hes super into woke revisionism or wahtever

I want him to do Goosebumps style books but eroticas

MarcyWarcy posted...

add onto the fact that the guy got a start as a writer doing erotic stories for penthouse and i cant imagine hes super into woke revisionism or wahtever

Lots of people get their start in porn. Sylvestor Stallone was a softcore porn actor before Rocky. Dan Green (Yugioh VA) did numerous hentais before his break. Don't hate the sex industry >_>

Irony posted...

I want him to do Goosebumps style books but eroticas

What about an adult version of Eurekas Castle?

Irony posted...

I want him to do Goosebumps style books but eroticas

The Harem at Camp Jellyjam

MarcyWarcy posted...

im pretty sure about half of those goosebumps books were ghostwritten. you can tell which one stein worked on because he has certain phrases and words he loves to use over and over and over, and in between those are weird left field books that feel like nothing he's ever done. so yeah i doubt hes very invested in keeping track of how many kids he called fat or whatever

add onto the fact that the guy got a start as a writer doing erotic stories for penthouse and i cant imagine hes super into woke revisionism or wahtever

Yeah, Scholastic series were predominantly ghostwritten. Animorphs was actually a team of a dozen ghostwriters. K.A. Applegate would write a brief outline, and someone else wrote the book itself.

DKBananaSlamma posted...

Lots of people get their start in porn. Sylvestor Stallone was a softcore porn actor before Rocky. Dan Green (Yugioh VA) did numerous hentais before his break. Don't hate the sex industry >_>

The equally as famous actors Sylvester Stallone and Dan green

MICHALECOLE posted...

The equally as famous actors Sylvester Stallone and Dan green

How about Jackie Chan?

Sam Jackson started in weird Troma films.

ChocoboMog123 posted...

How about Jackie Chan?

Id love to see a porn with Jackie Chan

I dont want no trouble. I just want to fuck