![FILE - In this May 21, 2017, file photo, author Dav Pilkey appears at the premiere of "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie" in Los Angeles. A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular “Captain Underpants†series, “The Adventures of Ook and Glu," is being pulled from library and book store shelves after its publisher said it “perpetuates passive racism.†(Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BCBK3QCTWSXMNKWJXVSDMVMTPU.jpg?smart=true&auth=5e2b643085c73bd5cdf659d1d88eec6675db95b9da047075e476091d64dc020f&width=400&height=225)
Author Dav Pilkey has apologised for 'passive racism' in his graphic novel, 'The Adventures of Ook and Glu'. AP
Author Dav Pilkey has apologised for 'passive racism' in his graphic novel, 'The Adventures of Ook and Glu'. AP
Author Dav Pilkey apologises as 'Captain Underpants' spin-off book pulled for 'passive racism'
The graphic novel is being removed from shelves due to depiction of 'racist stereotypes'
Associated Press
30 March, 2021