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The Simpsons Hank Azaria who voiced the loveable character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on the Simpsons has apologized for participating in "structural racism" as the Emmy winner continues to voice other characters on the show including Moe Syzslak and Chief Wiggum.

He's voiced Apu since 1990 when he made his debut until February of last year where he said he no longer will be voicing the rule as the decision was made in part of a broad culutural shift in animation and the industry believed people of colour should be voiced by minority actors

In a conversation with Dax Shepherd and Monica Padam he said he wished he'd committed to exiting the role many ears before he actually did and said "I've had a date with destiny with this thing for 31 years. Part of me feels like i need to go around to every single indian in this country and personally apologize and sometimes i do when it comes up"

He took a moment to apologize to Padman who is indian-american whose community was done a disservice by his racially insensitive caricature of the convenience store owner and said "I know you weren't asking fo rit but it's important. I apologize for my part in creating that and participating that"

He's called for other changes in animation and said "If it's an Indian character or a Latinx charcter or a black character, please let's have that person voice that character. It's more authetnic, they'll bring more of their experience to it and let's not take jobs away from people who don't have enough"

In 1988, Azaria was asked if he could do an indian accent leading to his portray which he modeled the accent of Peter Seller's comedy in 1968 which has been criticized for it use of racial stereotypes and then the use of brownface.

Azaria added "What i'm not realizing of course, is that i can feel that way as a white guy, because i'm not living with the consequences of those things at all"

He credits his thanks to AA where he needed to shut up, listen and learn from the aftermath of criticism

In his perspective, the character was created with good intentions but that doesn't mean there weren't real negative consequences he says he has to be held accountable for

Do you agree with Azaria?

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