A children's graphic novel from the immensely popular "Captain Underpants" series will no longer be found in library and book store shelves after the publisher deemed it to contain "passive racism." to 2222, where they meet a martial arts instructor who teaches them kung fu and they learn principles found in Chinese philosophy. However, its publisher Scholastic has decided to remove the book from its websites, stop processing orders for it and is seeking a return on all inventory. The decision comes amid a wave of high-profile and sometimes deadly violence against Asian Americans since the pandemic began. The move drew immediate reaction on social media from those who called it another example of "cancel culture."
Source: Fox News March 29, 2021 17:03 UTC