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Seuss said six of his books would no longer be published because they contained depictions of groups that were “hurtful and wrong,” including Asian Americans. It also follows a wave of high-profile and sometimes deadly violence against Asian Americans nationwide since the pandemic began.Įarlier this month, the estate of Dr. The decision came after a Korean American father of two young children started a petition asking for an apology from the publisher and writer. “I apologize, and I pledge to do better.” “I hope that you, my readers, will forgive me, and learn from my mistake that even unintentional and passive stereotypes and racism are harmful to everyone,” he wrote. Pilkey in a YouTube statement said he planned to donate his advance and all royalties from the book’s sales to groups dedicated to stopping violence against Asians and to promoting diversity in children’s books and publishing. “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,” the publisher said in a statement.

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Scholastic said it had removed the book from its websites, stopped processing orders for it and sought a return of all inventory. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (also known as Captain Underpants, Captain Underpants: The Movie, or simply The Captain Underpants Movie) is a 2017. to 2222, where they meet a martial arts instructor who teaches them kung fu and they learn principles found in Chinese philosophy. The book follows about a pair of friends who travel from 500,001 B.C. Watch this title and more with Spectrum TV.

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The book under scrutiny is 2010's “The Adventures of Ook and Gluk” by Dav Pilkey, who has apologized, saying it “contains harmful racial stereotypes' and is “wrong and harmful to my Asian readers.” THE EPIC TALES OF CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS IN SPACE is a animated Netflix series based on the popular childrens books by Dav Pilkey. A principal transforms into the superhero Captain Underpants after two pranksters hypnotize him. All it takes is a snap of the fingers to let this caped crusader loose upon a world of talking toilets.

When their principal, Mr Krupp, attempts to split up. NEW YORK - A graphic novel for children that was a spin-off of the wildly popular “Captain Underpants” series is being pulled from library and book store shelves after its publisher said it “perpetuates passive racism.” It’s Captain Underpants, the 1 New York Times bestselling series by Dav Pilkey, author and illustrator of Dog Man When fourth graders George and Harold accidentally hypnotize their principal, they turn him into Captain Underpants. George and Harold, two primary school friends, create an imaginary superhero called Captain Underpants.

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