[arista]

[The Simpsons is going to drop Indian character
Apu following a backlash against
alleged racial stereotyping, a producer has claimed.
Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
will be quietly written out
of the long-running TV cartoon
series to "avoid the controversy", Adi Shankar said.
The Indian-American producer said he was told by two people who work
on the show and a third source who works with creator Matt Groening.]



https://news.sky.com/story/the-simps...versy-11537982

Sneak him out of the Story's
typical Disney like action.

[Northern Monkey]

Simpsons goes SJW

[Oliver_W]

A bit of a dumb decision really. Wasn't it just some white Women's Studies "student" who was whinging about how offensive it is?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

A bit of a dumb decision really. Wasn't it just some white Women's Studies "student" who was whinging about how offensive it is?

In a way they just started it,
it was debated on USA News a year ago or so.


I guess
the Store name will change
on a episode.

[Smithy]

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru...d.php?t=350839

This was posted yesterday arista, you should try using the search function sweetie

[arista]

Originally Posted by Smithy

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru...d.php?t=350839

This was posted yesterday arista, you should try using the search function sweetie

Did not have time to search the Whole Site
I checked this section.
And posted it.

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by arista

Did not have time to search the Whole Site
I checked this section.
And posted it.

Well Done Shaun to post it.

Reece posted it

[Smithy]

And there’s a search function on the site

[arista]

Originally Posted by Smithy

Reece posted it

Well Done Reece

[arista]

Originally Posted by Smithy

And there’s a search function on the site

Sure if you need it
I post alot on this section
And I believe it to be a Serious news story

[Northern Monkey]

Everyone in it is a fecking stereotype.I’d argue that it’s more racist to just pick on the Indian guy to be dropped.

[Nicky91]

sad to see him get axed from the Simpsons, was one of my fave characters

[LeatherTrumpet]

a truly ridiculous decision

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by arista

Did not have time to search the Whole Site

Then you should've held off until you did have time.

Not TiBB's fault you can't be thorough.

You'd soon kick off for it to be moved if someone else did it.

Life in the Accurate Lane

[arista]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Then you should've held off until you did have time.

Not TiBB's fault you can't be thorough.

You'd soon kick off for it to be moved if someone else did it.

Life in the Accurate Lane

Utter Bollocks


Staff handle double threads

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

a truly ridiculous decision

Worse
they will sneak him out of the story
it would be better to have a Bomb Go off
and he is Killed.

[Livia]

Apu isn't just a character, he's a much loved character. Not everything is racist. It's a mad decision pandering to the hopelessly offended.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by arista

Utter Bollocks


Staff handle double threads

Then maybe you'll quit your moaning in other threads.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by arista

would be better to have a Bomb Go off
and he is Killed.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Then maybe you'll quit your moaning in other threads.

moaning about what?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Livia

Apu isn't just a character, he's a much loved character. Not everything is racist. It's a mad decision pandering to the hopelessly offended.

Yes a Good Shop keeper



phased out.

[GoldHeart]

Simpsons has been on TV for almost 30 years !!! . Longer if you include the short clips from the Tracy Ullmen show .

Why is Apu who is just a character of many on a comedy cartoon all of a sudden classed as racist?? . All the characters are tongue in cheek . Non of them are about being accurate and I don't find any of them offensive.

Nobody seems to mind the angry Scots man groudskeeper Willie though? who lives in a shack .

Or the Mexican guy dressed as a bee for his sitcoms ?? who's always accident prone as he screams in Spanish .

Clearly The Simpsons is an easy target ,I don't see complaints about south Park or family guy who literally do tasteless jokes and offend everyone .

I don't understand why all of a sudden ,years later now people are offended and why have they picked on Apu??. Or is this the start of all the characters who are minority "stereotypes" getting axed as well .

[Maru]

I would normally care, but I feel like Simpsons hasn't really felt cannon for many many seasons at this point...

Youtube video

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Maru

I would normally care, but I feel like Simpsons hasn't really felt cannon for many many seasons at this point...

Youtube video

TBH Maru Simpsons was meant to end when it reached season 25 supposedly . But now they're on season 30 i think . They are definitely running out of ideas and it has run it's course . And they're really milking it now.

When i think of episodes that have really made me laugh , or storyline's that have been well written it's usually the much older seasons from 1 - 10 . But i still think the outcry over the character Apu is ridiculous when he's a loved character and not to be taken seriously .

But i don't understand why garbage shows like South Park still keep churning out new episodes .

[Maru]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

TBH Maru Simpsons was meant to end when it reached season 25 supposedly . But now they're on season 30 i think . They are definitely running out of ideas and it has run it's course . And they're really milking it now.

When i think of episodes that have really made me laugh , or storyline's that have been well written it's usually the much older seasons from 1 - 10 . But i still think the outcry over the character Apu is ridiculous when he's a loved character and not to be taken seriously .

But i don't understand why garbage shows like South Park still keep churning out new episodes .

Straying from canon doesn't really have to do with decline persay (though that's the title of the YT). It has to do with how much the newer episodes follow the original Simpsons universe... which was very firmly established in the first few seasons. The last time I watched, much of what the characters were saying and doing made 0 sense from those first seasons. So I would say it has changed shape entirely and is now a completely different show. So yeah, my thought was they will wreck Apu, but is it really a more radical change than some of the other things they've done on the show? Probably not actually.