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IronBornCorps posted...

Maybe it's a sensitive subject for me

I mean I've had a literal gun to my face and while being called Apu.

Well, that's terrible and it's a shame that happened to you.

Like what if a Nordic person held a gun to your face and told you weren't welcome at the park Hank Hill. Then you find out Hank Hill (the only American person on television in this universe) is voiced by a Nordic person, and 90% of television is Nordic. I wouldn't call you racist for having frustration with Nordic people in this scenario, but (Nordic) people on the internet would.

I...wouldn't care? As far as the character of Hank Hill or the show King of the Hill is concerned. Probably traumatized by having a gun at my head and nearly dying, but not the name calling. And I certainly wouldn't hold some grudge against the show or character b/c of what some criminal said to me...
Like I said, Apu's not even a negative portrayal or anything (as in, the show trying to make Indians look bad or stoking hatred against them). I can't fathom even using it as an insult like someone would many other racial slurs/names that actually do have negative connotations. Just sounds like an ignorant moron trying to insult you and that lame example was the best he could think of.