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Hari Kondabolu
@harikondabolu
Atleast one of these a week since my documentary “The Problem with Apu” came out in 2017. Better than multiple a day with people wishing for my death. So… PROGRESS.
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Emily Gordon
@Emdashes
I finally watched “The Problem with Apu” and really liked it. It’s short, smart and funny.
@aparnapkin
and
@wkamaubell
and
@vivek_murthy
and lots of others are thoughtful and passionate.
@HankAzaria
is not in it.
@harikondabolu
is a good filmmaker. See it!
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The Problem With Apu - Official Trailer | truTV
In The Problem With Apu, South Asian-American comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his long-standing “nemesis” Apu Nahasapeemapetilon – better known as the Indi...
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Alisha Rai
@AlishaRai
Old enough to remember when Matt Groening dismissed Hari Kondabolu's excellent documentary The Problem With Apu with an oooh "people love to pretend they’re offended." That was 2018. Anyway, keep it up, kids.
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Variety
@Variety
‘The Simpsons’ Will ‘No Longer Have White Actors Voice Non-White Characters,’ Producers Say wp.me/p2WgDE-1lyDLE
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Hari Kondabolu
@harikondabolu
Thank you,
@wkamaubell
for talking about erasure in the aftermath of my film “The Problem with Apu.” White people get credit for “wokeness” without giving the People of Color who taught them any credit whatsoever. No, we just get the death threats. #UnitedShades
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VioletClown
@SandiDV
Finally, I heard put into words the reaction I’ve always struggled with when someone says, “…I don’t see color, I don’t see race” as
@harikondabolu
said “if you can’t see race, you can’t see racism…” (I’m finally watching #theproblemwithapu - so thank you Mr Kondabolu!)
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Eddie Bonilla
@bonilla823
Screening
@harikondabolu
documentary “The Problem with Apu” today w/ readings on class & race in the Simpsons to get students thinking about Asian & South Asian representation in connection to #OscarsSoWhite before ending the semester w/ Beyoncé’s Lemonade, feminism, & Coachella!
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