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So it's been over 25 years that the Simpsons have aired with Apu being one of the most well liked characters. Now there are people on social media trying to force change on the Simpsons.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-...nse-to-apu-racism-row-criticised-as-toothless
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/10/...litically-incorrect-stereotype-hari-kondabolu
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...mpsons-apu-stereotype-racism-south-asian-fans
and others.
I propose a better way to respond to the allegations that Apu has rendered Indians butthurt because feelings.
Have an episode where Apu speaks without an accept. He will tell Lisa that he took speech classes and worked to get past his accent.
Have another Indian character appear still speaking with an accent, and let him, and the poor victims who feel marginalized by Apu, that some Indians have an accent, and they don't care because they are proud of their culture and they do just fine with it. There are worse accents by far.
That's all. I don't really care about Apu, and slow night. Don't want to do taxes.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-...nse-to-apu-racism-row-criticised-as-toothless
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/10/...litically-incorrect-stereotype-hari-kondabolu
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...mpsons-apu-stereotype-racism-south-asian-fans
and others.
I propose a better way to respond to the allegations that Apu has rendered Indians butthurt because feelings.
Have an episode where Apu speaks without an accept. He will tell Lisa that he took speech classes and worked to get past his accent.
Have another Indian character appear still speaking with an accent, and let him, and the poor victims who feel marginalized by Apu, that some Indians have an accent, and they don't care because they are proud of their culture and they do just fine with it. There are worse accents by far.
That's all. I don't really care about Apu, and slow night. Don't want to do taxes.