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'Beatrix Potter: The Brutal Truth' Is A Hilariously Subversive Take On The Classic Children's Books

We Don't Remember Beatrix Potter Stories Being This Brutal...
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And today's tip of the hat - or rather, bonnet - goes to Twitter funnyperson Oonagh Keating, aka @Okeating.

From Tom Kitten to Jemima Puddleduck, Keating's series of tweets 'Beatrix Potter: The Brutal Truth' have seen her rework some of the most famous pages of Potter's classic children's books to, well, rather brutal effect.

Check them out - with Keating's explanations - below. And be warned: you may never see Potter in the same light again.

Beatrix Potter: The Brutal Truth
Funny how I don't remember the Beatrix Potter books being so brutal. (01 of12)
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It's not all Dreamies and catnip, you know! (02 of12)
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Beatrix Potter sometimes shared local tragedies with her readers. (03 of12)
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Beatrix Potter really understood animals.(04 of12)
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There are some surprising parallels between the works of Beatrix Potter and Game of Thrones. (05 of12)
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Beatrix Potter was very honest about the realities of an animal-heavy society. (06 of12)
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Things turned quite dark for Tom Kitten. (07 of12)
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I suspect Beatrix Potter had a bit of a racy side. (08 of12)
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Beatrix Potter understood the importance of botanical knowledge. (09 of12)
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Even in Beatrix Potter's saccharin world, the repercussions of cruelty were horribly evident.(10 of12)
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Some classic children's favourites would never get past today's censors. (11 of12)
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Beatrix Potter could be pretty insensitive at times. (12 of12)
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