Politically Correct Oompa–Loompa Evolution

Roald Dahl suffered many attacks on his books by conservative literary critics, but one of the worst and most damaging skirmishes arose over the “Oompa-Loompas” in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. “In the version first published, [the Oompa-Loompas were] a tribe of 3,000 amiable black pygmies who have been imported by Mr. Willy Wonka from … Continue reading Politically Correct Oompa–Loompa Evolution