Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive, is now politically incorrect.
What can you do?
Perhaps Apu was applauded whenThe Simpsonsfirst aired in 1989, but its important to consider who did the applauding.
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Maybe white Americans with little knowledge of India enjoyed the funny-accented foreigner.
Furthermore, the episode broke my heart.
And, in some ways, Apu was meant to embody that hard-working immigrant.
What was insulting was that my classmates couldnt and wouldnt see past that stereotype.
I finally watched Haris documentary on Monday.
And if only it ended with Apu.
A bit of research goes a long way!)
But back toThe Simpsons.
There are many things the shows producers could do to right the Apu wrongs.
They could give him storylines that show hes more than just a dated Indian caricature.
Its time that Haris crusade becomes one that all of us get on board with.
He was one of the reasons our families were often seen as inferior and dismissed for our cultural differences.
And in your choice to ignore it, Im going to have to break up with you.
As a parting note, I urge you desperately to DO BETTER.
