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Topic	Is the character of Apu (Simpsons) offensive?
YoshitoKikuchi 12/06/17 3:19:43 PM #45:	CrimsonRage posted... YoshitoKikuchi posted... lesidesi posted... of course he's offensive but not nearly as egregious as almost any seth mcfarlane character The difference is that portraying Mort for example so stereotypically doesn't cause him to be widely perceived as representative of Jewish people, since there are many other Jewish portrayals on TV. Family Guy makes fun of Jews way too much. Yes, but (almost) no one watching is going to think "the average Jewish person is like this", whereas the converse may be true for characters like Apu. --- Dont be ridiculous. I think FIVE evil steps ahead http://i.imgur.com/YQpeyD3.jpg <cite>YoshitoKikuchi posted [p:891704943] in Is the cha... [t:76067963]...</cite> <quote><cite>CrimsonRage posted...</cite> <quote><cite>YoshitoKikuchi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>lesidesi posted...</cite> <quote>of course he's offensive but not nearly as egregious as almost any seth mcfarlane character</quote> The difference is that portraying Mort for example so stereotypically doesn't cause him to be widely perceived as representative of Jewish people, since there are many other Jewish portrayals on TV.</quote> Family Guy makes fun of Jews way too much.</quote> Yes, but (almost) no one watching is going to think "the average Jewish person is like this", whereas the converse may be true for characters like Apu. --- Dont be ridiculous. I think FIVE evil steps ahead http://i.imgur.com/YQpeyD3.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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