Is Apu from the Simpsons racist?

Apu isn't trivial. First it's Apu, then it's Ned Flanders, then it's Homer Simpson himself. Speaking of Ned, I'm really surprised there isn't more Christian backlash against the show. The way the Flanders family is represented seems like it would be so offensive.

 

He's a cartoon character, and I don't think critics of the cartoon have anything against him, as opposed to Matt Groening. You're following the right wing SOP propaganda playbook of seizing on some outrage put forward by a minority of people who happen to be progressives and extending it to "Democrats". I'm a Democrat and don't give a rats ass whether Apu stays or goes. It's a trivial issue. Get a life.[/quote]

Most of Apu's critics are social justice warriors. Most of whom are democrats.

I was using "deport" as a metaphor. I was also using irony as many democrats seem to feel that deportation is inhumane. This is because I like to write in a creative manner. I'd suggest reading more poetry and fiction, lest you take the literal approach to everything I say.

I grew up watching the Simpsons. They are more than just a stupid TV show to me. I hate to see them caving under pressure by the NPC lynch mob. You might not care if Apu stays or goes but I do. If Apu goes, the pearl-clutching social justice mob wins. And they'll use that victory to target more cultural icons, saturating our day-to-day livelihoods with the ugliness of their politically correct culture.

 

My previous girlfriend used to live on Flanders St. in Portland. The road he was named after.

 

NPC? Oh, yes, the latest AltRight dogwhistle.
dog whistle - Dog - Free shipping | Chewy
Pearl clutching Social Justice Warriors? My, my, our vocabulary seems to be limited to cliches. How NPC! Is it time to revive Pepe the Frog? BTW, wasn't Martin Luther King a SJW?

For another similar take on Apu, see


Apu seems to be specifically annoying to enertainers of South Asian heritage like Hari Kondabolu, Aziz Ansari, Aparna Nancherla, and Hasan Minhaj. I wonder why?
‘The Problem with Apu’: Hari Kondabolu Doesn’t Want to Punish ‘The Simpsons,’ but He’s Looking for a Shift in the System
What snowflakes! Those South Asians have no sense of humor. Just like those blacks who objected to Amos and Andy back in the day. Holy Mack'l Andy!" Imagine thinking that the way minorities are portrayed on TV could possibly influence anybody's perceptions of them. Apu is the most lovable racial stereotype since Jaw Jaw Binks.

 

I'm offended that Űter (or whatever) is depicted as a fat kid who eats too much chocolate and is fat and stupid.

 

Hehe I honestly haven't seen the left flip out this hard over a meme since Pepe.

If we allow Apu's demise, we'll soon see the body positivity movement targeting Comic Book Guy because he's a portrayal of a fat nerdy stereotype. Or even Homer Simpson for that matter.

And it won't stop at the Simpsons; they'll attack more characters out there. Maybe they'll take down Speedy Gonzalez because he's a stereotype of Mexicans. Even this Roosevelt Media guy from the video you linked seems to agree that this is a manufactured controversy by the "sjw of the day." In fact, I agree with a lot of what he has to say on this matter. So I'm not sure what your intent was behind that video.

 

My intent was to show that the NPC linkage to the Apu controversy isn't exactly original.

 

How do you as a white male get to decide what good stereotype are? Seems the issue is white people assuming they can speak for others. Maybe this is why Apu got where he is we assumed it was ok but we do not live the life of that person. Don't Indians have the final say?

 

Sometimes I’m tempted to spew shit like this so I can see what it’s like to be the female in a relationship.

ONS, actually.

I’m a whooooooore.

 

Sigh, here we have yet another NPC who wants to turn Springfield into an all-yellow alt-right ethnostate. Tisk tisk.

 

Is there a reason you don't say man? Male is something I'd expect from the discovery channel. Are you projecting disdain toward white men? Sure seems like it.

 

why are people all of a sudden offended by the terms male and female

I dont get it

 

People are offended by anything these days.

 

It's not people, it's just me. I'm the only man on the planet that's offended by this.

 

Apu taught me a lot. I used to think all Indians were cab drivers or hotel owners. Now I know that some of them own convenience stores.

 

. Don't Indians have the final say?[/QUOTE]

true enough. Wonder what The Desi think? Some tolerant friendly people.

 

The only male*

 

Now you're just being coy. Spare me, it's boring.

 

what he is is hilarious.

 

the bad type of racism is making a joke about some person or group in a degrading/derogatory fashion, with an air of supremacy, and overall just being a bigot about it and not understanding the limit behind certain racial sterotypes. not being able to seperate fact from scientifically unfounded belief when it comes to expressing a genuine opinion.