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20-01-2020, 09:05 AM | #1 | |||
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The future of The Simpsons character Apu is in doubt after the voice actor who plays him announced he is stepping down following a race row. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, played by Hank Azaria, is an Indian immigrant who owns and owns a convenience store called Kwik-E-Mart and is known for his catchphrase "thank you, come again". Critics claim the character is a problematic stereotype of South Asian people, and claim his portrayal by Azaria, who is white, was racist because of his ethnicity. Azaria, 55, will continue to lend his voice to numerous other characters in the long-running show, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum and Comic Book Guy. "All we know there is I won't be doing the voice anymore, unless there's some way to transition it or something," he told Slashfilm. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...d-white-actor/ Time to end this character? |
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20-01-2020, 09:18 AM | #2 | |||
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This to me seems bonkers. Apu is no less stereotypical to his country than Groundskeeper Willy is.
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20-01-2020, 09:22 AM | #3 | |||
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Almost every character in the show is a stereotype in some way. It's ridiculous if that's why they cut the character
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20-01-2020, 09:23 AM | #4 | |||
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They've been saying for ages that they were going to Axe Apu , I think this uproar is ridiculous.
Why is it offensive all of a sudden? , It's a cartoon show with actors voicing 15 different characters each . Nobody seems to have a problem with Grounds Keeper Willie The stereotypical "Angry Scotsman" . What about Bumble bee man , or fat Tony etc , I think it's silly this fuss . And I never found the portrayal of Apu racist atall . |
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20-01-2020, 09:40 AM | #5 | |||
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who started this some time ago. That Actor is Great. Apu is so typical of Los Angeles 7/11 stores I was served by them when I was working in California. Last edited by arista; 20-01-2020 at 09:42 AM. |
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20-01-2020, 10:53 AM | #6 | |||
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Stupidity, they are saying its a white guy voicing the role, is it a Scottish guy, IAustrian guy etc voicing the other characters... someone needs to get a grip
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20-01-2020, 10:56 AM | #7 | |||
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20-01-2020, 10:57 AM | #8 | |||
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I just googled that and the same guy who does Homers voice does Willies and also Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Sideshow Mel, Mayor Quimby and Hans Moleman. He's American
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20-01-2020, 11:01 AM | #9 | |||
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that Trouble Maker can Stay on Netflix. His Parents in the PBS Docu agreed Hank is good at that job, voicing Apu in the Simpsons Last edited by arista; 20-01-2020 at 11:23 AM. |
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20-01-2020, 11:08 AM | #10 | |||
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We all know why Apu is going, I heard someone on radio this morning taking off an American accent about some NFL score, and no one bats an eyelid
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20-01-2020, 11:25 AM | #11 | |||
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shame politically correctness has to ruin everything these days
i really don't see the problem, the Simpsons is meant for light entertainment and humour
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20-01-2020, 11:27 AM | #12 | |||
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Fricken ridiculous. I didn't open the link, is he stepping down from the role voluntarily, or are the showrunners making the decision?
if it's the former, they should still have him as a background character and just use old voiceclips or something. |
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20-01-2020, 11:30 AM | #13 | |||
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maybe Harry can get Meghan a job of doing the voice....
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20-01-2020, 11:35 AM | #14 | |||
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20-01-2020, 11:44 AM | #15 | ||
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From the stories I've read, it seems like they'll look to cast an indian actor to take over the role.
I think it's fair, Simpsons is a product of it's time and if it was still meant to be as edgy as it was considered in it's earlier days then such things would be just considered as part of that humour but it's a show with a wide general audience and it has to be mindful of that and the excuse that it's an old show doesn't mean much when it's still a current show. |
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20-01-2020, 12:22 PM | #16 | |||
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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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20-01-2020, 12:24 PM | #17 | |||
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well the whole show should've been axed 15 years ago, so...
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20-01-2020, 12:31 PM | #18 | |||
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That's fine , I also think the show has been milked alot and should of ended . But it's not fair for 1 particular character to be axed just because all of a sudden we're being told it's "offensive" . Like i said most of the characters are exaggerated stereotypes anyway so why are they picking on Apu ??.
And other tv shows have done far worse with their minority characters . |
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20-01-2020, 12:45 PM | #19 | |||
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Simpsons is doing OK bringing in Top guest Stars. How dare you say sack them all. All the Staff that go into that Production |
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20-01-2020, 12:48 PM | #20 | |||
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"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 |
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20-01-2020, 12:51 PM | #21 | |||
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20-01-2020, 12:57 PM | #22 | ||
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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. |
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20-01-2020, 01:00 PM | #23 | |||
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arista don't pretend you care about the staff x
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20-01-2020, 01:02 PM | #24 | |||
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20-01-2020, 01:08 PM | #25 | ||
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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. |
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