The Abrahmson quote is ludicrous and worthy of mockery. But Apu is disparagement humor. Maybe you’re desensitized to it because you’re a Brit and Brittish comedy did disparaging, even blackface comedy about Indians for generations, up to within your lifetime.
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The Simpsons plays on national stereotypes, yes. It does many of them including laughing at Americans. It is when you insist on seeing it in terms of power balances & say that it's OK to joke about some stereotypes & not others, that you exclude & "other" some groups.pic.twitter.com/aEoqigLfnb
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Some stereotypes are ugly & hateful."You people are dirty, barbaric, criminal, stupid" & this is disparagement/superiority & ignorant & contemptible. Others are teasing & affectionate & to be played with. Indian British humour includes quite a lot of this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkN9VdjgDwM …
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Poor Apu.
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I am waiting to find out whether someone like you is responsible for creating Tom Moriarty.https://twitter.com/DustyCat/status/1056108082713907200 …
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All the smartest authorities knew that the sun goes around the earth. Fuckin Copernicus!
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