I can't be the only parent who hates David Walliams's children's books ✍️ EmmaHutchings for ipaperviews
On Friday it was reported that he has quit from his role as a judge on the talent show – which is hardly surprising given its prime time family-friendly billing.
But it’s not just his screen career that could be faltering. There has been growing disquiet against Walliams’s books on social media, a sentiment first championed by campaigner and food writer Jack Monroe more than two years ago, when she accused him of being classist and fat shaming. For instance, the character “Fing” is so named as a sneering reference to Myrtle’s pronunciation of “thing”. Names of characters are often straight out of the mouths of playground bullies. The character “Brian Fong, Who Was Never, Ever Wrong” was removed from a compilation last year after. Other children are called Nigel Nit-Boy and Bertha the Blubberer.
Yet Walliams’s words sell by the millions. He’s written 17 novels, 10 picture books and six short story collections. The language of bullies has found its way into countless children’s bookshelves – adorned by Tony Ross illustrations and backed by the clout and huge marketing budget of Murdoch-owned publisher HarperCollins.
Someone is making a lot of money from this. No doubt some people find it funny. But reading a David Walliams book is like being tickled into submission: you’re being pushed into laughing. There are so many bold word and capital letters, he’s actually shouting at you. THIS BIT IS FUNNY.
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