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‘Captain Underpants’ Book Pulled For ‘Passive Racism’

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A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular Captain Underpants series is being pulled from library and book store shelves after its publisher said it “perpetuates passive racism.” 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.” RELATED: Stephen Colbert Praises Decision To Stop Publishing Dr.

Seuss Books Over Racist Imagery: ‘It’s A Responsible Move’ The book follows about a pair of friends who travel from 500,001 B.C.

to 2222, where they meet a martial arts instructor who teaches them kung fu and they learn principles found in Chinese philosophy.

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