'Captain Underpants' Spinoff Book Pulled For Racism

'Captain Underpants' Spinoff Book Pulled For Racism

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The Captain Underpants series is being removed from shelves by Scholastic due to claims of passive racism, particularly in the 2010 book The Adventures of Ook and Gluk. Author Dave Pilkey has apologized for the racial stereotypes in the book and intends to donate proceeds from its sales to Asian advocacy groups.

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