OUTRAGE!!!!

[teaonthestairs]

THEY ARE CHANGING THE NAMES IN THE FARAWAY TREE!!! WTF?!?! 

FRANNIE!?!?!
RICK?!?!

What is WRONG with DICK and FANNY!?!? I grew up with them and I turn out fine!! PEOPLE!! They are shotting my childhood in the head!!

Here are some of the changes:
* The Faraway Tree - Fanny, Dick, Jo and Bessie are now Frannie, Rick, Joe and Beth.
* The Adventurous Four - Mary and Jill are now Zoe and Pippa (more modern).
* Dame Slap is now Dame Snap and she no longer smacks naughty children.
* "Queer" is now "odd"
* "Horrid common voice" is now "horrid mean voice".
* Americanisations include changing "I say" to "hey" and "biscuits" to cookies". 

(My sister and I already had an outraged rant about it in the kitchen - mostly it consisted of WHAT?!?! I KNOW!!)

Comments

[katiegsr.livejournal.com]

plain old stupid

agreed its PC-ness going WAY too far.

I have them too and adore them to bits though rugged and worn from much love and moving.