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ook and gluk - banned

I have been instructed to remove this book for sale:

The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future | Paperback

"With the full support of Dav Pilkey, Scholastic has halted distribution of the 2011 book The Adventures of Ook and Gluk. Together, we recognize that this book perpetuates passive racism. We are deeply sorry for this serious mistake. Scholastic has removed the book from our websites and stopped fulfillment of any orders (domestically or abroad). We have changed our metadata feeds to reflect that this book is no longer in print. Below are the isbns affected.

"We are contacting you to ask that you please remove the book from your shelves, online stores, websites etc. and return all inventory.



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Hi August,

On 2021-03-30 19:40:30, you wrote to All:

ook and gluk - banned

I have been instructed to remove this book for sale:

The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future | Paperback

"With the full support of Dav Pilkey, Scholastic has halted distribution of the 2011 book The Adventures of Ook and Gluk. Together, we recognize that this book perpetuates passive racism. We are deeply sorry for this serious mistake. Scholastic has removed the book from our websites and stopped fulfillment of any orders (domestically or abroad). We have changed
our metadata feeds to reflect that this book is no longer in print. Below are the isbns affected.

"We are contacting you to ask that you please remove the book from your shelves, online stores, websites etc. and return all inventory.

And are you going to comply?

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Hello Wilfred!

** On Tuesday 30.03.21 - 18:46, you wrote to me:

..sorry for this serious mistake. Scholastic has removed
the book from our websites and stopped fulfillment of any
orders (domestically or abroad). We have changed our
metadata feeds to reflect that this book is no longer in
print. Below are the isbns affected.

"We are contacting you to ask that you please remove the
book from your shelves, online stores, websites etc. and
return all inventory.

And are you going to comply?

I don't have to. ;) I sold out before this nonsense reached
me.

The announcement from the publisher is also reminding me that
future orders or restocking will not be available. Fine.

Actually, the directive doesn't forbid me to sell the book, if I
had any. There is no law about that specific thing. But watch
ebay and other online sale channels that will surely offer
copies for sale at ridiculous prices.

This whole thing called woke or cancel culture or correctness
has gone overboard to the point of being ridiculous. I've never
heard of "passive racism". Is that like a backward compliment?
Sheeeesh. What's wrong with depicting an asian with slanted
eyes? That's part of a distinctive appearance.

Ook and Gluk is just a fun story about a couple of cavemen.
Totally fictional. The official line is: "The move comes amid a
wave of violence nationwide that has targeted Asian Americans
during the COVID-19 pandemic."

So.. this "move" is because of the violence toward Asians? The
book is just a frigging silly story with everyone getting along,
helping each other and quite "inclusive" of other cultures.

I'm surprised that Captain Underpants isn't considered "passive
racism" against teachers, or something called "passive child
molestation". It's a silly story about a super-hero teacher who
wears underpants.

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