Netflix is scrapping several planned animated series, including a show aimed at preschoolers dubbed Antiracist Baby, according to a new report.
The struggling streaming service is pulling the plug on the show based on the work of scholar Ibram X. Kendi, an expert in critical race theory, as well as several other shows, according to Variety.
Also cancelled are an antiracism documentary written by Kendi, kids' fantasy series Wings of Fire from executive producer Ava DuVernay, and the children's film With Kind Regards From Kindergarten.
Netflix insisted that the decision to axe the shows was due to creative reasons rather than cost cutting, though the move comes as the company lays off nearly 2 percent of its staff as revenue growth slows and subscribers flee.
Antiracist Baby, based on Kendi's book of the same name, had been envisioned as a series of animated vignettes set to music and intended to explore racism in America.
Netflix had previously said that the show would 'leverage the power of earwormy songs to empower kids and their caregivers with simple tools to uproot racism in ourselves and society.'
Also cancelled was a documentary written by Kendi, titled Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You, which was aimed at teens and young adults.
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