The Simpsons: Hank Azaria on Retiring Apu, How Name Became a Slur

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• Eyekaytee@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This was so stupid

  As far as how Apu compares to his other ethnic characters, “I still get comments to this day, [goes into Italian accent] ‘Why can you do Luigi? And that’s not offensive.’ [Goes into southern accent] ‘Why can you talk like Cletus?’ [back to normal voice] ‘And that’s not a problem? But you can’t do Apu?’” Azaria said, “Honestly, at first, I thought, ‘Let me look into this, and then I’ll go back to doing the voice,’ and say, ‘I understand, but I’m going to keep doing this.’ I was surprised myself that I came down on, ‘No, I think I’m participating in a harm here.’”

  Really? Hate crimes because of a simpsons character? I really doubt it

  Bring Back Apu - Akaash Singh www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk3svL0GPWI

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  Apu was:

  • A college graduate
  • Able to earn his American citizenship.
  • A volunteer firefighter
  • A vegetarian and made Lisa a better one by telling her not to judge people.
  • The only playable character in Hit and Run outside of the Simpsons family
  • A complex character
  • A good character

  I would have rather they re-cast Apu than just get rid of him.

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  • PacMan@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Forgetting that he was also the American dream. Being an immigrant and a successful business owner.

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  • musubibreakfast@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Completely agree, the dude had multitudes. Get an Indian actor to play him.

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  • lobut@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah I understand Hanks reservations on the dude. However, the voice of Cleveland on Family Guy got recast too. I can’t even tell the recasting was so perfect.

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