[arista]

Originally Posted by Shaun

arista don't pretend you care about the staff x

I do
I used work in California.



Feel The Force,

[arista]

"Groundskeeper Willie the angry Scotsman
is voiced by an American guy "

Yes great Job that American does


Yes Typical Crazy Scotsman
There are Loads like him

[Crimson Dynamo]

[Jigs]

This is so silly, stereotypes are everywhere and they can also be the very reason why certain characters are funny in these shows. As far as I know Apu's character has never been portrayed in a way that actively/deliberately suppresses or makes a laughing stock out of South Asian people.

In this case, should we fire Dev off of Corrie too?

I was also coming here to bring up Tricia Takanawa but I was beaten to it!

I guess my point is that these characters exist everywhere. No one has ever said that these types of characters represent the entire population of a certain ethnic background. However, these stereotypes exist for a reason and the reason is that these people DO exist. East Asian nail tech women and South Asian cornershop owners are realities of our society. As long as they aren't represented in a degrading manner I find it silly to erase these characters off of TV programs.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Jigs

This is so silly, stereotypes are everywhere and they can also be the very reason why certain characters are funny in these shows. As far as I know Apu's character has never been portrayed in a way that actively/deliberately suppresses or makes a laughing stock out of South Asian people.

In this case, should we fire Dev off of Corrie too?

If the stereotypes are the very reason they're funny, then they are making a laughing stock out of them.

Also, Dev is not a stereotype so an odd comparison. He's also British with an English accent.

[Scarlett.]

Didn't this happen last year?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Dia.

Didn't this happen last year?

I actually thought the story sounded familiar as well

[arista]

Originally Posted by Dia.

Didn't this happen last year?

Yes it was in the news
last year.
Of Course then Hank
went on many talk shows
trying to make the story more fair.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Dia.

Didn't this happen last year?

no this is updated news

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/18/e...rnd/index.html

[Tony Montana]

Originally Posted by Dia.

Didn't this happen last year?

That's what I was thinking.

[Nicky91]

yes i can also remember a thread like this being there last year

[Nicky91]

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru...d.php?t=350869

yep we were right

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru...d.php?t=350869

yep we were right

no this thread is about the voice of Apu hanging up his pricing gun, the other thread was not about that

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

no this thread is about the voice of Apu hanging up his pricing gun, the other thread was not about that

Yes my thread was more Crude
how Apu was Axed



This thread has some Depth.......

[Jigs]

If the character will remain unchanged I don't see why there is outrage over who voices him. Same character, same jokes, same stereotypes, being enjoyed by the same universal audience. If you'll allow people of all ethnicities to laugh at the stereotypes, I don't see the fuss over who tells the jokes.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Jigs

If the character will remain unchanged I don't see why there is outrage over who voices him.

No-one is "outraged", it's just a stupid pointless change.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

No-one is "outraged", it's just a stupid pointless change.

Plenty of Indian people are outraged about it, Oliver. It's not a stupid or pointless change to them.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Plenty of Indian people are outraged about it, Oliver. It's not a stupid or pointless change to them.

And yet not one rang in this morning to any radio show that discussed this to complain, so as a snapshot of outrage, it feels like white saviour thing

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Who? I've not heard of any. As much as I hate the term "SJW", it seems to be only white "SJWs" bitching about it.

There's nothing on their end to be offended about

So... you've not heard any so they don't exist?

And, Indian people have nothing to be offended about because white Oliver from England said there's nothing to be offended about? I think that's up to them to decide, you know, what offends them.

Originally Posted by Cherie

And yet not one rang in this morning to any radio show that discussed this to complain, so as a snapshot of outrage, it feels like white saviour thing

Which radio show?

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Plenty of Indian people are outraged about it, Oliver. It's not a stupid or pointless change to them.

Who? I've not heard of any. As much as I hate the term "SJW", it seems to be only white "SJWs" bitching about it.

There's nothing on their end to be offended about - he's a happy family man and business owner, nothing negative at all.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I wonder how else could Apu have been portrayed as that character?

[Scarlett.]

Hmm, replacing him with an actual Indian voice actor sounds like a pretty good move, that way we keep the character, someone gets a new job, and the controversy is over.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Dia.

Hmm, replacing him with an actual Indian voice actor sounds like a pretty good move, that way we keep the character, someone gets a new job, and the controversy is over.

Indeed; and I doubt the current guy would even get a pay cut, given that he voices other characters that are (other than the occasional episode) much more prominent than Apu.

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Indeed; and I doubt the current guy would even get a pay cut, given that he voices other characters that are (other than the occasional episode) much more prominent than Apu.

Yep, its pretty much a win-win for everyone, sure Apu might end up sounding a little different, but I imagine the new VA would try to mirror Hank's perfomance, at least at the start.

[Ammi]

...it sounds like a unanimous decision that everyone is totally happy about...



"We all made the decision together... We all agreed on it. We all feel like it's the right thing and good about it."