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> Does this means cartoon caricatures are only acceptable if they are of white westerners? They cancelled Apu from the Simpson’s without understanding that his
by krrrh 6y ago
> Does this means cartoon caricatures are only acceptable if they are of white westerners?
They cancelled Apu from the Simpson’s without understanding that his presence on the show demonstrated a mainstreaming of Indian immigrants, in a similar way that the uncanceled Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, and McBain demonstrate the mainstream acceptance of Scottish, Irish, and Austrian immigrants.
- yerwhat01010 6y agoI watched The Simpsons religiously growing up and I never realised Mayor Quimby is supposed to be an Irish immigrant. Where is that established? He doesn't have an Irish accent.
- UncleMeat 6y agoDidn't the Simpsons continue using Apu? The documentary also explicitly discusses the "mainstreaming of Indian immigrants". It isn't something that is just ignored or missed.
- justin66 6y ago> They cancelled Apu from the Simpson’s without understanding that his presence on the show demonstrated a mainstreaming of Indian immigrants, in a similar way that the uncanceled Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, and McBain demonstrate the mainstream acceptance of Scottish, Irish, and Austrian immigrants. The guy who voiced Apu, Hank Azaria, decided to stop doing it. Nobody "cancelled" him. He is an articulate guy and describes why he reached the decision in this interview: https://www.npr.org/2021/01/29/962031274/hank-azaria-on-brockmire-and-why-he-no-longer-performs-apu-on-the-simpsons https://www.npr.org/2021/01/29/962031274/hank-azaria-on-broc... The whole interview, not just the Apu-related stuff, is quite interesting.