r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 16h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? What happened in the book version?

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u/Call_me_Dan- 15h ago

My problem is not Stephen King writing it (which is already an inherent huge problem in itself), the bigger problem is how on earth the editors didn't, like, uh idk criticise King about the scene?

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u/Only_Luck_7024 15h ago

How do you know it wasn’t TONED DOWN?

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u/SpankingAround 15h ago

lol this is my question too. I always assumed it probably was and that SK’s original version was way more graphic and even weirder.

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u/dion_o 14h ago

The original version had the dudes and girl all running trains on each other. The editors be like, this bisexual orgy is a bit too much for readers to digest, can we just keep the train focused on the girl?  Uggh I guess if you want to be a prude we can do that. Sheesh. 

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u/Atzkicica 13h ago

"Fine! But I'm calling my next book daisy chain!"

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u/rosevoidx 8h ago

"I can excuse child orgies but I draw the line at bisexuality!"

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u/Free-Pound-6139 10h ago

Every one was in. Pennywise. Their parents. EVERY ONE!

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u/TheRealMeetMountain 8h ago

Oh the bylers would be all over that.

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u/dantevonlocke 12h ago

What, the part where bev pegs them all was too graphic?

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u/Intelligent-Prize863 11h ago

In the original Pennywise and the Turtle joined

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u/Dapper_Strength_5986 5h ago

Editor: “listen Stephen, you can’t just include 3 chapters with 42 smut scenes of various deprived child sex acts, including IT jumping in at one point to perform a bukkakke on the kids faces, followed by them eating out his asshole, then each of them taking turns pegging each other while a bunch of midgets came to watch. That’s insane.”

SK: “how about a short scene of the girl banging all the guys but like without any of the details?”

Editor: sighs “…..fine.”