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Captain Underpants Children’s Book Being “Cancelled” Over Harmful Racial Stereotypes

Posted on 3/28/21 at 8:59 pm
Posted by WLWeller
Mid-South
Member since Mar 2021
9 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 8:59 pm
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In the latest example of left wing lunacy.

quote:

Scholastic pulls children's book from 'Captain Underpants' author over 'harmful racial stereotypes and passively racist imagery'


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"Together, we recognize that this book perpetuates passive racism," the publishing house said in a statement on their website. "We are deeply sorry for this serious mistake. 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."


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Pilkey initially said the book, which tells the story of a group of friends who use martial arts and Chinese philosophy to save the world, was created to “showcase diversity, equality and non-violent conflict resolution.” However, he now sees the harm


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"I hope that you, my readers, will forgive me, and learn from my mistake that even unintentional and passive stereotypes and racism is harmful to everyone," wrote Pilkey. "I apologize, and I pledge to do better." The decision to remove Pilkey's book comes shortly after the announcement that Dr. Seuss Enterprises will stop the publication and licensing of six Dr. Seuss titles which "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong."




Posted by Rrrrroger
Member since Mar 2021
1219 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:01 pm to
When will the REDS realize that the publishers are only doing this to sell more books that they’re ‘canceling’?
Posted by Finchboyz
Choclate city
Member since May 2018
564 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:01 pm to
The world is much safer now.
Posted by BeerMoney
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2012
8843 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:02 pm to
Well...frick scholastic.
Posted by JimmyMcGoo
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
619 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:03 pm to
Tightey whities?
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
34907 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:05 pm to
Everyone must do the dance.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
134131 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:06 pm to
Meanwhile you can be explicitly and virulently racist, as long as it’s about white people.

Or just non-progs in general. We’ve all seen how they call black and Hispanic conservatives every slur in the book.


Or you can be openly racist as long as you are on the left

Rosie O’Donnell Ching Chong
This post was edited on 3/28/21 at 9:09 pm
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
37907 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:06 pm to

Send the fricking asteroid right into the planet.

Cancel culture needs to desperately end
This post was edited on 3/28/21 at 9:10 pm
Posted by jlovel7
NOT Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
24018 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:07 pm to
God dammit. I loved those books as a kid. I read every one multiple times. I saw them in the store a few years ago and was shocked they still were being made. I sold little fliporamas that I made myself that were in the books. You flip the pages back and forth and it simulates motion.

ETA: so it isn’t the whole series. Just one book. But that’s where it starts. Just one book.

Eta2: are we in a place where authors and actors can only portray people exactly like them? And we can’t blend and fuse and exaggerate and twist for the sake of art?
This post was edited on 3/28/21 at 9:12 pm
Posted by Brummy
Central, LA
Member since Oct 2009
4664 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:10 pm to
It may still be pointless virtue signaling, but just to clarify, it's not Captain Underpants being pulled:
quote:

Last week, children's publisher Scholastic announced they will no longer distribute Pilkey's 2010 graphic novel, The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future.

Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
134131 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:13 pm to
Is the problem that they are kung fu cavemen?

I don’t get it...
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
20752 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:15 pm to
My 7-year-old son checked that book out from his school library about a month ago. He loved it!

Guess he’s a racist piece of garbage now.
Posted by tigahland
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jun 2016
3546 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:26 pm to
Frick this bullshite. Loved these books as a kid.
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
102108 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:29 pm to
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the book, which tells the story of a group of friends who use martial arts and Chinese philosophy to save the world


Ehh its a fairly inaccurate depiction of Chinese culture. Now if Ook and Gluk had engineered a bio weapon to destroy the world and used communist Propaganda to cover it up, it would have been more on point.
Posted by DLauw
SWLA
Member since Sep 2011
6194 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:33 pm to
“Tra-La-Lame!”

My son’s submission for pumpkin contest 2018:
This post was edited on 3/28/21 at 9:40 pm
Posted by ThisIsTheWay
Member since Mar 2021
110 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 9:34 pm to
Ftge
Posted by CtotheVrzrbck
WeWaCo
Member since Dec 2007
37538 posts
Posted on 3/28/21 at 10:08 pm to
Why was that "children's book" even published?

Seems like normalizing pedophilia on face value.
Posted by Mahomeless
Member since Feb 2021
216 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 12:32 am to
Its a frickin children's book
Posted by BeepNode
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2014
10005 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 12:53 am to
Apologizing seems like the worst thing you can do in these scenarios.
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22295 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 12:54 am to
Well looks like Scholastic is all about supporting the left and the progs who are bringing down the country. What a fricking joke.
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