Captain Underpants author Dav Pilkey pulls ‘kung fu’ children’s book over complaints of passive racism

Author Dav Pilkey, best known for his children’s book series Captain Underpants, and Scholastic publishing have pulled his 2010 graphic novel The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future off the shelves over what they dubbed “passive racism.”The book, a spin-off of the Captain Underpants series, follows two caveboys named Ook and Gluk who learn kung fu from a martial arts instructor, Master Wong.“The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future was intended to…