'Sensitivity readers' re-examine classic children’s fairy stories and discover ‘problematic’ material - like beautiful princesses, handsome princes, and the concept of love at first sight
The publisher has enlisted their use to identify passages in works in its back catalogue that contain offensive content that readers could find offensive.
Characters presuming other people’s pronouns and discussing social class could also be problematic, as could lack of diversity among protagonists. Ladybird has not announced whether passages will be altered if they are deemed offensive or outdated and has not commented on the work to review texts.
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