Simpsons To Axe The Character Of Apu After Facing Backlash For Racial Stereotyping

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Oct 28, 2018 at 03:34 PM

Simpsons To Axe The Character Of Apu After Facing Backlash For Racial StereotypingIra Shukla


Thank you, (don’t) come again. 

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the popular character from The Simpsons, is going to be axed altogether because of serious backlash the show received for racial


stereotyping of Indian-Americans. ET CanadaFor the uninitiated, Apu is an Indian immigrant proprietor who runs a mart in Springfield, the place where The Simpsons is set. Consequence of


SoundAccording to a NY Post report, producer Adi Shankar- who tried his level best to save Apu- said: (Fox will) drop the Apu character altogether. They aren’t going to make a big deal out


of it, or anything like that, but they’ll drop him altogether just to avoid controversy.PhilstarAdi doesn’t work for the show, but, in a bid to make Apu a little less problematic, crowd


sourced a script that gives him a more ‘realistic’ representation.


Clearly, things didn’t work out because the makers of the show have decided to let go of him, totally.

Standard.co.UKThe controversy surrounding Apu, which has been brewing for a long


time now, increased after the release of a documentary called The Problem with Apu, which highlighted the ways in which Apu is stereotyped in the show. itunes


Well, apparently, there was no way to undo what has been done and The Simpsons took the big move.


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