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2:09p, 1/18/20
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/arts/television/apu-simpsons-hank-azaria.html

Looks like they'll either kill off Apu or have him change accents
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2:17p, 1/18/20


Bring back James Woods.
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2:50p, 1/18/20
AG
I'm gonna laugh if they change his voice to sound like some young woke 20-year-old.

Maybe they should just have him drowning face-first in a giant slurpee.
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3:08p, 1/18/20
AG
Well may as well cancel the show then, all the characters are stereotypes of something and I'm sure offend someone out there.
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3:12p, 1/18/20
AG
Groundskeeper Willie is offensive to Scots.

Comic Book Guy is offensive to nerds.

Who else am I missing?

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In reply to Belton Ag • 3:35p, 1/18/20
Belton Ag said:
Groundskeeper Willie is offensive to Scots.

Comic Book Guy is offensive to nerds.

Who else am I missing?
Lionel Hutz? Dr. Nick?
Professor Frink.

Cletus.

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3:37p, 1/18/20
AG
Bumblebee Man
The Italian Chef
Fat Tony
Kent Brockman (stereotypical of idiot journalists)

Pretty long list still not touched on.
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In reply to Belton Ag • 3:55p, 1/18/20
Belton Ag said:
Groundskeeper Willie is offensive to Scots.

Comic Book Guy is offensive to nerds.

Who else am I missing?



CBGuy is also offensive to Body Positive people, bigot
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4:03p, 1/18/20
Lin Manuel Miranda is Puerto Rican, played an Englishman in Marry Poppins.

Fisher Stevens played Ben in Short Circuit.

The Wayanses playing white girls.

Chappelle playing white guys.

They must be lined against a wall.
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4:36p, 1/18/20
AG
Mayor Quimby sounds suspiciously like certain Massachusetts politicians.
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In reply to LeonardSkinner • 4:52p, 1/18/20
AG
LeonardSkinner said:
Belton Ag said:
Groundskeeper Willie is offensive to Scots.

Comic Book Guy is offensive to nerds.

Who else am I missing?
Lionel Hutz? Dr. Nick?
Professor Frink.

Cletus.



They're white-skinned so libs dont care.

Edit: yellow-skinned
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4:55p, 1/18/20
AG
Enjoy seasons 1-11 (approx.). End of story.
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Brian Earl Spilner
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In reply to jbanda • 8:56p, 1/18/20
AG
^ THIS
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8:25a, 1/19/20
AG
McBain is offensive to the good people who call themselves Arnold Swarzenneger fans.
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4:40p, 1/19/20
AG
Chief Wiggum offensive to cops
Grandpa Simpson offensive to olds.
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5:21p, 1/19/20
AG
For anyone offended, stop at every gas station and tell us what percentage of the cashiers are Indian.
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9:28p, 1/19/20
Duffman has to offend some group, amiright?
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In reply to Muy • 9:34p, 1/19/20
AG
Muy said:
For anyone offended, stop at every gas station and tell us what percentage of the cashiers are Indian.
I feel what is lost is, it's not an offensive character. He's not being portrayed as less than anyone else, he owns his own business. He's not portrayed as being stupid or dumb.
its not even an exaggerated accent. Go to any college and talk to the international students.
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In reply to PatAg • 10:33a, 1/20/20
PatAg said:
Muy said:
For anyone offended, stop at every gas station and tell us what percentage of the cashiers are Indian.
I feel what is lost is, it's not an offensive character. He's not being portrayed as less than anyone else, he owns his own business. He's not portrayed as being stupid or dumb.
its not even an exaggerated accent. Go to any college and talk to the international students.

This dusted up a couple of years ago, and at the time, someone pointed out that Apu is probably the most admirable character on the whole show. The only negative storyline that I remembered around him was when he couldn't find a wife, but that was mostly mocking the people in Springfield, not him.

But he's voiced by a white guy doing a caricatured accent so it's some kind of -ism that needs to be thrown to the memory hole.
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In reply to PatAg • 10:41a, 1/20/20
AG
PatAg said:
Muy said:
For anyone offended, stop at every gas station and tell us what percentage of the cashiers are Indian.
I feel what is lost is, it's not an offensive character. He's not being portrayed as less than anyone else, he owns his own business. He's not portrayed as being stupid or dumb.
its not even an exaggerated accent. Go to any college and talk to the international students.
This.

My kiddos used to watch Phineas and Ferb. They stereotyped the Indian kid but so what? It was true to life.

Phineas: Ok Baljeet, what do you do when you're happy?

Baljeet: Math.

Phineas: Hmmmm...ok. So what do you do when you're sad?

Baljeet: Math.

that's some funny sh**. Harmless. And I am of the absolute opinion that this kind of humor across the board is what brings diverse people together.
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