Greg James apologises for “ableist” remark about classic Roald Dahl character with “disgusting” glass eye
nme.comThe Twits Next Door, as part of a new series commissioned by the Roald Dahl Story Company, which they announced in a video posted to social media.
In the video, they discussed ways to make the classic children’s characters “more disgusting”.When illustrator Emily Jones suggested a glass eye, Smith replied: “That’s it.
What a disgusting pair of Twits!”Following widespread criticism across social media for the ableist undertones of their comments, the pair have said it was “absolutely not our intention” to cause upset.“We are so sorry to have caused offence with the launch video.
It was absolutely not our intention. And we apologise unreservedly. It’s now gone,” James began in a post on X/Twitter.“We understand that words matter and we pride ourselves on championing and welcoming everyone into the magical world of children’s books.
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