Netflix Acquires Prominent Anti-Semite’s Estate, Announces Epic Content DumpAndrew Stiles • September 22, 2021 6:30 pm
Netflix, a media conglomerate with ties to former president Barack Obama, announced on Wednesday its acquisition of British author Roald Dahl's estate and promised to produce "a unique universe across animated and live action films and TV, publishing, games, immersive experiences, live theatre, consumer products and more."
In addition to authoring such classics as Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dahl was a virulent anti-Semite who would have already been ruthlessly canceled by woke scolds if his bigotry had been directed at any other vulnerable minority.
I completely understand the desire to censor all of Dahl's work from history because of his anti-semitism.
On the other hand, with Netflix buying Dahl's estate, I no longer feel uncomfortable buying his famous children's books because the money will no longer be going to his family (which seems to have taken a conspicuously long time to publicly disagree with Roald's statements).
Of course, I don't approve of Netflix's politics very much either, but that's another discussion.