"Silly" not "crazy": RL Stine editing Goosebumps books to be more sensitive and inclusive
Following the sensitivity edits to Roald Dahl's books, RL Stine is rewriting bits of of the Goosebumps book series before their next reprints. For example, a "plump" character is now "cheerful" while the word "silly" replaces "crazy." From Deadline:
— Read the restIn a reissue of the 1998 title Bride of the Living Dummy, the ventriloquist dummy Slappy knocks out a girl unconscious with a "love tap" but the villain now uses a magic spell.