Some folks seem to think that concerns about representations like Apu are a totally new thing. People have been having these conversations forever. Social media just allows for more connection, for convos that were once happening in isolated circles to now be heard by everyone.
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Fifteen years ago a colleague at a school where I was teaching challenged my assertion that Apu was harmless “satire.” I never thought about the character the same way again.
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*my ignorant assertion
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