[Tom4784]

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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Willie and Krusty are white characters voiced by a white man, Hubert's not exactly a stereotype and while Bumble Bee man isn't great, he hasn't caused controversy amongst mexican people while people of indian descent have taken issue with Apu.

Cartoon Network once banned Speedy Gonzalez cartoons in the 90s out of fear of offending mexican people but in truth, Speedy Gonzalez was a very popular character in Mexico and there was a successful campaign in Mexico and other latin countries to reinstate the cartoon. There's been no such outrage about the Bumble Bee man from mexican people from what I know of so there's not a problem there.

This isn't about 'PC gone mad' it's about people who are affected by a stereotype in a show that's aimed a general audience. Family Guy is not a kids' show, Tricia Takanawa is a satire based character that mocks stereotypes. The Simpsons has become a family show and like TS said, satire is a harder concept for kids to grasp so they'll take Apu for what he is without understanding the humour behind the character.

An indian stereotype character in a show made for all audiences has offended indian people and so they'll likely recast the role with an indian actor, that's all this story is. All the pretend outrage from white people about Apu is unneeded.