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‘The Simpsons’ addresses Apu racial stereotype controversy
    2018-04-11  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

最新一集《辛普森一家》引发种族歧视争议

The latest episode of “The Simpsons” has addressed controversy* surrounding Indian character Apu for the first time.

Indian-American comic Hari Kondabolu made a documentary last year, saying the character was founded on racial stereotypes*.

Sunday’s episode made a nod to the accusations*, but some viewers found it insufficient*.

Others defended the show and said all its characters were stereotypes.

Shopkeeper Apu Nahasapeemapetilon has been part of the long-running animation series since 1990 and is voiced by a white actor, who puts on a heavy Indian accent.

Kondabolu told the BBC last year that the character was problematic because he is defined by his job and how many children he has in his arranged marriage.

In his documentary, “The Problem With Apu,” he said Apu was one of the only representations of South-East Asians on U.S. television when he was growing up and other children imitated the character to mock* him.

During the new episode of “The Simpsons,” the characters of Marge and Lisa indirectly discuss the controversy around the characterization.

In the scene, Marge changes a bedtime story to make it more politically correct, but her daughter objects. A distressed Marge then asks her daughter what she is supposed to do.

Lisa turns to the camera and says, “It’s hard to say. Something that started a long time ago, decades ago, that was applauded* and was inoffensive, is now politically incorrect. What can you do?”

She then signals to a photograph of Apu by on her bedside, which is signed: “Don’t have a cow — Apu.”

Some people on social media said the brief reference brushed off an important debate, while others pointed out that a lot of characters in the fictional town of Springfield are based on stereotypes. (SD-Agencies)

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