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Jamie Oliver’s Children’s Book Withdrawn From Sale After Complaints Of “Damaging Stereotypes”
First Nation Australians said Billy and the Epic Escape contained "damaging stereotypes of indigenous children."
Chef and author Jamie OliverJoe Giddens/Getty Images Jamie Oliver has pulled his children’s book from sale, following criticism by First Nations community leaders that his children’s book is offensive and harmful. The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Corporation (Natsiec) called the story “damaging, disrespectful, accusing Oliver of contributing to the “erasure, trivialisation, and stereotyping of First Nations peoples and experiences.” The Guardian reports that Oliver has now issued a second statement: “I am devastated to have caused offence and apologise wholeheartedly.
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