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The Simpsons has responded to the Apu stereotyping controversy, and not everyone is down with how it was handled.. In the fifteenth episode of Season 29, "No Good Read Goes Unpunished," Marge ...
Jun 8, 2021 · Derek & Paris watch a PBS news segment where they interview the guy that cockblocked Apu off The Simpsons. Follow @theworstshoweverpodcast on IG
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Oct 29, 2018 · The Simpsons ' Apu controversy has finally come to a head, with the showrunners of animated series considering officially retiring the character. This followed after years of protest regarding Apu's character from Indian-American advocacy groups. Though complaints about Apu had existed for years, they increased following the 2017 release of The ...
Apr 10, 2018 · Simpsons writers address Apu controversy and come under criticism. The new episode was branded a "jab at progress" as it appeared to brush off criticism over how it portrays the Indian stop owner.
The Problem with Apu is a 2017 American documentary film written by and starring comedian Hari Kondabolu and produced and directed by Michael Melamedoff. It focuses on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon , an Indian immigrant in the animated sitcom The Simpsons who, for a period, was the only figure of Indian heritage to appear regularly on mainstream U.S. television.
Nov 6, 2017 · For years Apu Nahasapeemapetilon was the only person of South Asian descent depicted on US TV at all – a problem because he is a broad stereotype whose clownishness is his singular purpose.
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Jun 7, 2023 · Hank Azaria: ‘I didn’t want to cave to so-called PC pressure’ The star who played Apu in ‘The Simpsons’ talks to Tom Murray about the controversial ‘sexual shenanigans’ in the new ...
