Seuss announced that six of his books would no longer be published because they contained depictions of groups that were “hurtful and wrong.” The decision prompted complaints about “cancel culture” from prominent conservatives.
Trump’s frequent use of racist language to refer to the coronavirus.Įarlier this month, the estate of Dr. In the last year, nearly 3,800 hate incidents were reported against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders nationwide, according to Stop AAPI Hate.Īctivists and elected officials have said that these attackers were fueled by former President Donald J. The decision by Scholastic to pull the book came days after a man opened fire at three massage businesses in and near Atlanta, killing eight people, including six women of Asian descent. “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. He and his wife, he wrote on YouTube, planned to donate his advance and all of his royalties from the novel’s sales to a variety of organizations, including groups dedicated to stopping violence and hatred against Asians and to promoting diversity in children’s books and publishing. Pilkey declined to comment through Scholastic. It was and is wrong and harmful to my Asian readers, friends, and family, and to all Asian people.” “I wanted to take this opportunity to publicly apologize for this. “But this week it was brought to my attention that this book also contains harmful racial stereotypes and passively racist imagery,” Mr.
Pilkey said he had “intended to showcase diversity, equality and nonviolent conflict resolution” with “The Adventures of Ook and Gluk,” about “a group of friends who save the world using kung fu and the principles found in Chinese philosophy.” In a letter posted on his YouTube channel on Thursday, Mr. Pilkey’s “Captain Underpants” books, featuring a superhero in briefs and a red cape, have been on The New York Times children’s series best-seller list for 240 weeks.
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