I haven’t watched the Simpsons in SOOOOO long. They really benched Apu?
Apu sitting in the corner out of picture
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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magnetosphere@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
The voice actor maybe felt bed about being a white guy reinforcing indian stereotypes, or maybe felt pressured, but either way decided that he wasn’t going to voice him anymore, and they decided not to replace him and instead just never give Apu a line again.
magnetosphere@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
Thanks. Not replacing him was an odd choice, though.
Dookieman12@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Yeah, all those stereotypes of Indian people being successful business owners, loving husbands, dedicated fathers, and all around decent folks really give the wrong idea about Indian people.
jay@pie.zerojay.com 3 weeks ago
Lisa Miller is in the latest Scott Pilgrim game.
forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Why was she apparently removed before this? I never read the comics.
jay@pie.zerojay.com 3 weeks ago
I’ll be honest, I don’t know enough about the lore to answer you on this.
frog@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
What are you talking about. Apu’s right there. Ice got him.
bzLem0n@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Nope that’s Gandhi from Clone High.
valar@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Who’s in the red sweatshirt?
DonGirses@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Tord from Eddsworld
No_Money_Just_Change@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Tord was in the final Episode of eddsworld “the end”
Godort@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Tord from Eddsworld
limer@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Who is the handsome cat?
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Not sure if serious or not, it’s Pepé le Pew. He’s a rapey skunk.
Agent641@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Rapey skunk
But enough about the US president…
SethTaylor@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Eddsworld! Neat
SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If I’m remembering correctly, Pepe will be appearing in the upcoming Coyote vs Acme movie.
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Why is Ghandi there? The show itself was canceled, it’s been so long, anyone care to explain?
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They had to remove him from the reboot cuz people got butthurt.
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
There was a reboot… Fuck Im so outta the loop. Not that I really care. Shit I only realized they remade Moana like 2 weeks ago. Fucking wack ass shit.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
Somehow, Lisa Miller has returned
pyre@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
so is lindsey graham
Davel23@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
Te be fair, Troy McClure stopped appearing after his voice actor was killed.
Fuckswearwords@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Same for Isaac Hayes (Chef), though less murdered and more natural causes.
Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Chef was written out because Isaac Hayes lost his suit when South Park went hard on Scientology. They killed off the character well before Hayes died.
Davel23@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
No, Chef was removed at the request of one of his family members because of his association with Scientology. Isaac Hayes died two years after the removal of Chef.
MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Chef was written out for being a hypocritical scientologist who was fine with trashing everyone up until they put cruise in the closet. They killed him off in a you ain’t ever coming back way. He died two years after they killed him off in the show.
osanna@lemmy.vg 3 weeks ago
didn’t isaac hayes have an argument with matt and trey, because hayes was a massive figure in the scientology space, and south park making an episode criticising scientology? that’s what i heard.