Major news from Zondervan today regarding the Deadly Viper Character Assassins book that provoked the ire of the Christian Asian community — and many others — due to its use of negative Asian stereotypes and caricatures: Zondervan is permanently removing all of the books from stores and discontinuing all related products. Talk about stepping up and taking responsibility!
The blogosphere has been blowing up this week with posts and comments flying left and right regarding a new book from Zondervan Publishers called Deadly Viper Character Assassins: A Kung Fu Survival Guide for Life & Leadership. The book, which was co-authored by Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite, has provoked the ire of Asian American Christian leaders (as well as others who identify with their pain) offended by the book’s uninformed use of Asian imagery and stereotypes, as well as a promotional video for the book posted at Facebook.