Entertainment
Captain Underpants book pulled from shelves for ‘passive racism’ – Sydney Morning Herald
A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular Captain Underpants series is being pulled from library and bookshop shelves after its publisher said it “perpetuates…
New York: A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular Captain Underpants series is being pulled from library and bookshop shelves after its publisher said it perpetuates passive racism.
The book under scrutiny is 2010s The Adventures of Ook and Gluk by Dav Pilkey, who has apologised, saying it contains harmful racial stereotypes and is wrong and harmful to my Asian readers.
Dav Pilkey, pictured at the premiere of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie in Los Angeles in 2017, has apologised.Credit:AP
…
-
Noosa News23 hours agoMan arrested after mother and 10-year-old girl killed in car crash in Far North Queensland’s Doomadgee
-
Noosa News22 hours agoFraser Bax | Thynne + Macartney – Proctor
-
General20 hours agoFormer Neighbours star Damien Richardson found guilty of public Nazi salute
-
General22 hours agoTasmanian farmed salmon industry granted emergency federal approval to use florfenicol antibiotic