In “The Problem with Apu,” I used Apu & The Simpsons as an entry point into a larger conversation about the representation of marginalized groups & why this is important. The Simpsons response tonight is not a jab at me, but at what many of us consider progress.
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Wait wait wait...they did that Apu thing TONIGHT in response to your film? Oh, wow...
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Oh great. Now I have to watch a post season 10 ep of the Simpsons. Eh I’ll just read the various think pieces
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#TheSimpsons completely toothless response to @harikondabolu #TheProblemWithApu about the racist character Apu:
"Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect... What can you do?"
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The vast majority of Simpsons characters are stereotypes. It’s explicitly acknowledged in the show. Why you’re so offended by Apu in particular is beyond me. He’s not being singled out.
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Honestly, it's too hedged and weird for me to even really know what they're saying. I don't know whether the clip I was able to find was the whole thing, but if so, it felt like both a dig at political correctness and a tail-between-the-legs non-admission of guilt. Weak.
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Says the white guy standing in front of the American flag. I don’t know why so many of you need to use it as a focal point, it’s almost as if you need to prove your citizenship more than us.
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