ook and gluk kung fu cavemen from the future

Kim prefer that our biracial protagonists leave Master Wong to die? Is he ignoring the fact they save him with skills the master taught them? Pages from the Dav Pilkey book “The Adventures of Ook and Gluk Kun-Fu Cavemen From the Future.” Blue Sky Press He complained that the book traded in “racist imagery and stereotypical tropes,” specifically singling out the “kung fu master wearing what’s purported to be a traditional-style Tang coat, dashes for eyes for the Asian characters, stereotypical Chinese proverbs, and a storyline that has the kung fu master rescued by the non-Asian protagonists using their kung fu skills.”

For now, if you want to snag a copy, you will have to fork over several hundred dollars on eBay for the new literary contraband.Īll this because of a petition started by Billy Kim, a Korean-American father of two, who demanded an apology after borrowing “The Adventures of Ook and Gluk” from a library. Plans have also been made to inform schools and libraries to pull the books from circulation. In an announcement made last week, Scholastic, with the support of author Dav Pilkey, best known for his “Captain Underpants” series, said that it had removed the book from its Web site, stopped fulfillment of any orders (domestically or abroad), contacted its retail partners to explain why the book is no longer available, and sought a return of all inventory. But today, cancel culture has come for the scalps of Ook and Gluk - for apparently “perpetuating passive racism.” Indeed, the 2010 children’s graphic novel spent 33 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List. In a world that values cultural pluralism and inclusivity, “The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen From the Future” should be widely celebrated and beloved. Along the way, they meet Master Wong, who teaches them kung fu and imparts nuggets of Chinese philosophy, knowledge and training that they eventually use to defeat their nemesis and save their village. It’s a story about two cavemen buddies - one black, one white - traveling through time and space to fight an evil corporation stealing natural resources from their hometown of Caveland, Ohio.

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Ook and gluk kung fu cavemen from the future