Roald Dahl museum condemns author's 'undeniable' racism

The Roald Dahl Museum has condemned the racism of the writer successful a caller statement.

It said it "condemns each racism directed astatine immoderate radical oregon individual" and that the author's racism was "undeniable".

The museum, successful Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, said it was moving connected being "more welcoming".

A spokesperson for Antisemitism Policy Trust said: "We invited this enactment from the depository and are pleased that it intends to prosecute anti-racism education.

"We trained unit and trustees, moving intimately with the depository leadership, and person enjoyed affirmative and constructive conversations."

Three years ago, Dahl's household and the Roald Dahl Story Company said the author's remarks were successful "marked opposition to the antheral we knew".

The apology related to comments made by the best-selling writer successful interviews successful 1983 and 1990.

"Roald Dahl's racism is undeniable and indelible but what we anticipation tin besides endure is the imaginable of Dahl's originative bequest to bash immoderate good," the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre said in a connection connected its website.

Earlier this year, the author's steadfast was criticised for plans to "censor" stories and merchandise caller versions that would person removed references to things similar characters' weight.

The depository said it does not repetition the author's statements publicly, but does support a grounds successful its postulation "so it is not forgotten".

It said that since 2021 it had worked with respective organisations wrong the Jewish community, including the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Jewish Leadership Council, the Community Security Trust, and the Antisemitism Policy Trust, to see grooming for unit and trustees.

"We privation to support listening and talking to research however our organisation mightiness marque further contributions towards combatting hatred and prejudice, supporting the enactment of experts already moving successful this area, including those from the Jewish community," it said.

"We are moving hard to bash amended and cognize we person much to do."

The depository added it wanted to research different ways the foundation could combat "hate and prejudice".

It said it was besides creating teaching resources to "combat prejudice" by championing children's rights done the acquisition of Dahl's characters.