That’s right, an otter. Could you not dredge up just a little bit of blind self-entitled fury? It plays cricket. Still nothing? Ok, what if I told you it was a new character in a much-loved series of children’s books? Still only managing mild irritation and a slight feeling of sadness? Alright then, what if I told you the otter was a woman?

Political correctness dictates that females must be shown to be as good at sport as males. I’m sure that Lottie will also have a disability and attend a mosque!
Why can’t children’s classics, that have been enjoyed by generations of children, be left as they are.

Anon

It’s a very good point Anon, but it just lacks that sparkle.

No doubt the new character will have to conform to the Governments equality requirements, and be a lesbian otter with one paw, who has sought asylum in the Wild Woods……

[CaptainOfTheGuard], Minas Tirith

One-legged black lesbian. Now there‘s a classic. You’ve even updated “one-legged” to one paw, and even though otters are all the same brownish colour anyway you’ve made it asylum seeking, so we know it’s foreign under its fur. You’re so good at whining to the internet about political correctness. Do you do it a lot?

A literary creation is the author’s property. To update or change it is like painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa, and anyone who does so should be prosecuted for vandalism.

[eaglette]

A bit excessive there. You use up all your raging thirst for draconian punishment now, you’ll have nothing left for when you find slash fiction.

Why tamper with much loved classics. A cricket loving female otter could be the character for a new book – there is no need to put a politically correct gloss onto everything. What next – a transvestite hamster?!

Anon

A bit better Anon. It’s not as deft as [CaptainOfTheGuard]‘s, but it’s unorthodox and I like that. Tell me more about this transvestite hamster. Does it dress up as a chinchilla? Does that arouse you?

Suffering “Pride & Prejudice ” at school, I would welcome the introduction of a new character in the first chapter of that awful book, ideally Jack The Ripper or Lizzie Bowden.

[Sproutaholic], Durham City, United Kingdom

Been done. Better. With zombies. Nice try though.

Should Stonehenge be rebuilt as a zero-carbon monument? Let’s leave our legacy of literature untouched, please. There’s no shortage of new ideas for entirely new books, so let’s leave our memories intact.

[Darkseid], New house rule: If an HYS mod doesn’t like your opinion, you get rejected, United Kingdom

I’m now picturing [Darkseid] walking very slowly around Stonehenge, trying to work out where it plugs in.