Comment on Apu sitting in the corner out of picture
skisnow@lemmy.ca 4 days agonot so much; the topic had kind of become a whole thing within the comedy/entertainment circuit on account of Hari Kondabolu making a documentary about it.
It was a detailed and nuanced discussion about the wider nature of invisible racism, and therefore attracted a ton of kneejerk reactions from people who hadn’t watched it but sure as hell had opinions. In the end it was just easier to let it lie than get tied up in an intractable discussion on whether an Indian person playing up an Indian stereotype for the entertainment of a mainstream audience is still harmful or not
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Yep. And Hank Azaria has a fuckton of other characters to voice, and there’s a huge universe, so no Apu isn’t really a show killing problem.
the_xboxkiller@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
Can’t say the same about the writing tho 😅
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 4 days ago
FORREAL
I just… sometimes reel when thinking about how been really bad… like, phoned in, then joked about phoning it in, then cozyed into how lazy it could all be… imho makes a great argument nothing should last 10+ seasons
the_xboxkiller@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
I agree. The worst part is how good it was at its peak too. Hard to watch how much of a hollow and soulless production it is now.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Writing the show while various groups without any sense of humor move goalposts around is what killed the show. Make no mistake, it may still airing, but it’s been garbage for a long time.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 days ago
aw did someone ick your yum? did someone say “hey that’s racist as fuck” and were right, so society moved on and it left you back in the 70s rofls?
various groups without any sense of humor… jfc…
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Let Brockmire take over the Quicky Mart…
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 days ago
this would be a fun take