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Today we're talking about beloved children's author Roald Dahl, author of books such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Matilda," who was in the news after Puffin, the publisher of his books, hired sensitivity readers to make his writings "less offensive." This, in their eyes, means removing references to women and men (making the language "gender-neutral") and removing the word "fat" (but keeping the word "enormous") and "ugly" (but keeping the word "beastly"). Meanwhile, the French publisher makes no plans to change the language, claiming it's fine as is. We talk about the irony of the Left censoring beloved children's books, yet pushing pornographic content to kids in schools. Then, we discuss beauty guru and YouTuber Jeffree Star, who made headlines when he claimed on a podcast that "they/them" pronouns are ridiculous (despite himself being an "LGBTQ icon") and Don Lemon's claims on air at CNN that Nikki Haley, who is running for president in 2024, is "past her prime."\n\nCatch Allie's live Q&A this\xa0Thursday, February 23 at 11:45am CT, exclusively for BlazeTV subscribers. If you're not a BlazeTV subscriber head over to BlazeTV.com/OFFTHERECORD\xa0and sign up today so you can join the conversation. Use promo code OFFTHERECORD.\n\n---\n\nTimecodes:\n\n(01:48) Roald Dahl\n(29:39) Jeffree Star\n(37:33) Don Lemon\n\n---\n\nToday's Sponsors:\n\nA'Del \u2014 go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com and enter promo code "ALLIE" for 25% off your first order!\n\nNaturally\xa0It's Clean \u2014 visit\xa0https://naturallyitsclean.com/allie\xa0and use promo code "ALLIE" to receive 15% off your order. If you\xa0are\xa0an\xa0Amazon\xa0shopper\xa0you can\xa0visit\xa0https://amzn.to/3IyjFUJ.\xa0The promo code discount is only valid on their direct website at\xa0www.naturallyitsclean.com/Allie.\n\nEpic Will \u2014 be intentional about your family, your values and your wishes. Go to EpicWill.com/ALLIE and you\u2019ll save 10% on your complete Will package.\n\n---\n\nLinks:\n\nThe Guardian: "Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/18/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-to-remove-language-deemed-offensive\n\nThe Guardian: "Publisher of Roald Dahl books in French has \u2018no plans\u2019 for rewrite" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/21/publisher-of-roald-dahl-books-in-french-no-plans-for-rewrite\n\nNY Post: \u201cJeffree Star trashes pronoun culture: \u2018They and them is made up s\u2013t\u2019\u201d https://nypost.com/2023/02/21/jeffree-star-on-pronoun-culture-they-and-them-is-made-up/\n\nAP News: \u201cDon Lemon to return to CNN, undergo \u2018formal training\u2019\u201d\xa0https://apnews.com/article/don-lemon-nikki-haley-344670aba56c09e97b60df2469735bf8\n\n---\n\nRelevant Episodes:\n\nEp 495 | The Truth About \u2018Social Emotional Learning\u2019 & What Your Kids Are Reading | Guest: Sherry Clemens https://apple.co/3IpDawS\n\n---\n\nBuy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book\n\nRelatable merchandise \u2013 use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices