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Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Groundskeeper willie the angry scotsman is voiced by an american guy who also does the voice of Krusty the clown who's raspy voiced and jewish . Should they also be axed??? . What about bumble bee man the slapstick hispanic character ? . Or Dr Hibbert a black guy who's actually voiced by a white guy?

it's interesting how Simpsons is bearing the brunt , what about other tv shows with more edgier borderline humour? . family guy with the japanese news reporter

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TO BE FRRR...

Animated shows like Family Guy, South Park (****ty wok? ), Rick & Morty etc. are made for and aimed at adults... they are explicitly NOT kids shows... whereas The Simpsons while it does have in-jokes aimed at adults, has always been aimed at families in a family-friendly time slot.

Leading me into my main point;

Is the stereotyping racist? Yes, objectively it undeniably is, that's the point. Should racial stereotyping be an acceptable part of parody/satire? YES absolutely it should... most people understand what satire is.

Or rather... most ADULTS understand what satire is.

So it's OK in entertainment aimed at adults.

I'm not conviced at all that it's suitable for shows that are aimed at "the whole family". So IMO The Simpsons does need to decide which it is... it can rebrand itself as NOT being for kids any more and a satire aimed at adults, or it can toe the line a bit more in terms of political correctness. Because tbqfh kids DON'T get the joke and buy into stereotypes as being literal, quite easily.