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Topic	Is the character of Apu (Simpsons) offensive?
mario2000 12/06/17 1:15:40 PM #30:	lightwarrior78 posted... hollow_shrine posted... Absolutely. From the moment his character was given a voice, his character was envisioned as a racist caricature of south Asian immigrants. Yes and no. Apu is one of many "characters" on the Simpsons that didn't start as one. He was the guy that ran the convenience store and nothing else for at least a few seasons, with the joke more on chains like 7-11 that at the time was stereotyped as being manned mainly by foreigners with thick accents. Then they tried to develop him and had to stick with what had been created before. I get the offense, but most of the cast is a stereotype of some sort having started as a gag, from grondskeeper Willie's thick scottishness, to Patty's butch unfeminine lesbian, to Edna Krapapple's horny divorcee, to the guy running the sushi place, to crotchety old man Grandpa simpson. this he wasn't offensive until he became an indian caricature and all jokes involving him were HAHA HE'S INDIAN --- Arrrr the SS Goku, Mighty fine boat... -fatmatt Hope Frieza doesn't chuck an Iceberg at the Goku, otherwise it's all over. -Nekoslash <cite>mario2000 posted [p:891697538] in Is the cha... [t:76067963]...</cite> <quote><cite>lightwarrior78 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>hollow_shrine posted...</cite> <quote>Absolutely. From the moment his character was given a voice, his character was envisioned as a racist caricature of south Asian immigrants.</quote> Yes and no. Apu is one of many "characters" on the Simpsons that didn't start as one. He was the guy that ran the convenience store and nothing else for at least a few seasons, with the joke more on chains like 7-11 that at the time was stereotyped as being manned mainly by foreigners with thick accents. Then they tried to develop him and had to stick with what had been created before. I get the offense, but most of the cast is a stereotype of some sort having started as a gag, from grondskeeper Willie's thick scottishness, to Patty's butch unfeminine lesbian, to Edna Krapapple's horny divorcee, to the guy running the sushi place, to crotchety old man Grandpa simpson.</quote> this he wasn't offensive until he became an indian caricature and all jokes involving him were HAHA HE'S INDIAN --- Arrrr the SS Goku, Mighty fine boat... -fatmatt Hope Frieza doesn't chuck an Iceberg at the Goku, otherwise it's all over. -Nekoslash</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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