Collider: A few weeks ago, The Simpsons accidentally became relevant again, but not in the way the show intended. An episode titled “No Good Read Goes Unpunished” responded to the recent documentary The Problem with Apu, which points out that Apu, while not a malevolent figure, is an Indian stereotype that has been used to mock people of Indian and East Asian descent, so perhaps the show should rethink the character.
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There will never be a win-win in cases like this. Someone is always going to lose. I don’t understand why it has taken this long for someone to say something about a cartoon character and let’s be real for a moment, is there any character in the simpsons that in any way really represents real people? This is a cartoon. Next thing you know is that people will want to ban Bugs Bunny because he is a violent creature. I grew up watching the Simpsons and never equated what the characters were like with any one person or culture. If I had a question about a culture, I looked it up in a thing called an encyclopedia or picked up a national geographic magazine. When the internet came into being, It opened up a new world. I think really this constant backlash at everything because someone got upset is ridiculous. Too many people get offended too easily and it’s going to end up causing more issues than it needs be. Remember, it’s just a cartoon.
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