Simpsons actor says he will no longer voice Apu

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[–]Nemacolin[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

OK, so we will have no South Asians on The Simpsons.

The voice actor who plays the Indian character Apu in The Simpsons has said he is stepping down from the role, following years of controversy.

White actor Hank Azaria has performed the voice of the Indian convenience store owner since the character was created in 1990.

But the character has been accused of reinforcing racial stereotypes.

It was not immediately clear if Apu would get a new voice or be dropped from the cartoon.

"All we know there is I won't be doing the voice anymore, unless there's some way to transition it or something," Mr Azaria told the website SlashFilm.

"We all made the decision together... We all agreed on it. We all feel like it's the right thing and good about it."

Controversy over the character of immigrant shopkeeper Apu Nahasapeemapetilon intensified in 2017 when Indian-American comic Hari Kondabolu made a documentary saying he was founded on racial stereotypes.

[–]beermeem 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Oh and Ned Flanders isn’t. Fuck this shit. These people are disgusting.

[–]Nemacolin[S] 8 insightful - 4 fun8 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

All the characters on the program make fun of one group or another. (Except perhaps Black people and Jews, now that I think about.)

I recall the old mafiosi (not Fat Tony) in a bit of self-pity calling himself "a tired old stereotype."

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Nah, they did Jews too. You forgot Mort Goldman? Only stereotype I don't recall is gangsta black dude.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/9/9a/Mort_Goldman1.png/revision/latest?cb=20171020164933

[–]beermeem 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, they did Jews until South Park out Jewed them. I stopped watching the Simpsons a long time ago. Probably when they stopped making fun of Lenny, the only black guy.