Scholastic pulls Captain Underpants book over 'passive racism' toward Asian people

Scholastic pulls Captain Underpants book over 'passive racism' toward Asian people

Entertainment Weekly-Book·2021-04-09 04:00

The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, a book from the wildly popular Captain Underpants kids graphic novel series, is the latest title pulled from shelves due to racist depictions.

In an announcement on Monday, publisher Scholastic, "with the full support" of author Dav Pilkey, noted in their decision to stop sales that the book "perpetuates passive racism."

"We are deeply sorry for this serious mistake," a statement reads. "Scholastic has removed the book from our websites, stopped fulfillment of any orders (domestically or abroad), contacted our retail partners to explain why this book is no longer available, and sought a return of all inventory. We will take steps to inform schools and libraries who may still have this title in circulation of our decision to withdraw it from publication."

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