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Topic	Is the character of Apu (Simpsons) offensive?
hollow_shrine 12/06/17 9:39:59 AM #9:	Ballstopshere posted... Are there even any indians named Apu? There are. Apu himself apparently shares his name with a protagonist of a classic era Indian film. So his first name isn't particularly offensive by itself. His last name apparently translates to 'bullshit' though. So that's 'Apu Bullshit.' --- Whatever happened to standards? Whatever happened to bare minimums? 15 Transwomen of color have been murdered since 1/1/2017 <cite>hollow_shrine posted [p:891687860] in Is the cha... [t:76067963]...</cite> <quote><cite>Ballstopshere posted...</cite> <quote>Are there even any indians named Apu?</quote> There are. Apu himself apparently shares his name with a protagonist of a classic era Indian film. So his first name isn't particularly offensive by itself. His last name apparently translates to 'bullshit' though. So that's 'Apu Bullshit.' --- Whatever happened to standards? Whatever happened to bare minimums? 15 Transwomen of color have been murdered since 1/1/2017</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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