Apu And The Simpsons

[spathiphyllum]

to apparently.. Apu has been axed from the show because he's a racist stereotype.. (Indian man owning a corner shop) but surely all the characters are racist stereotypes?

Grounds keeper willy? - scottish

Chief Wiggum? American

bumblebee man? Spanish..

Luigi? - Italian chef

Fat Tony? Also Italian

Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky? Jewish representative

These are all highly stereotyped characters because, you know.. It's a TV programme and stereotypes are a collective hypothetical opinion on select groups, so they play on that.

Why is it OK for one joke on a minority but not another??

[spathiphyllum]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46017390


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-44027613

[Rockrose]

Its a cartoon - why are you taking it seriously?

[Mamyalynne]

I said what I needed to last time this came up.

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1603759.html

[Spicerack]

Poor Apu. Integrated, successful, normal. So they get rid of him.
The Indians are on the warpath.

[AuntLydia]

Mfaybe you should read your link. He is not being axed from the show, it was conjecture by Adi Shankar, who is a producer on the show

"Simpsons executive producer Al Jean, who has been there since the show started way back in 1989, tweeted: "Adi Shankar is not a producer on the Simpsons. I wish him the very best but he does not speak for our show."

More fake news.

[spathiphyllum]

"why are you taking it seriously?"

I think the ones who are taking seriously are those who are getting offended

[spathiphyllum]

AL, just wait.

[Rockrose]

LMAO but you are getting offended therefore you are taking it seriously.
That or your are just trying to cause another argument - a little or lot of stirring today!

[spathiphyllum]

Sorry RR, where have i implied that i'm offended? I am simply highlighting a double standard.

[Spicerack]

What's the matter with you, spath. It's a cartoon, why are you taking it seriously?
Some of us come on here for serious conversations about real things like, erm, Dr Who, for instance.

Rockrose// Absolutely loving this series and I don’t see anything pc.//

[Rockrose]

And your point being what spice rack?

[webbo3]

you forgot Homer.
Dumb fat white bloke.

[douglas9401]

It's because he's brown, of course.

That's the answer you're fishing for, innit.

[grumpy01]

This seems to have stemmed from some alleged comedian of Indian descent feeling that he was bullied at school because of the Simpsons. Really.

[spathiphyllum]

Webbo, Homer is yellow...