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Tango0127 Oct 2018 3:20 p.m. PST

…. Show Entirely.

"Apu is one of the most controversial characters on The Simpsons, and news now indicates the show might deal with that by avoiding it altogether.

After previous, embarrassing attempts to handle concerns over Apu's worthiness as a representative of Indian Americans, IndieWire reports that, according to film producer Adi Shankar, The Simpsons is going to just drop the character entirely, quietly removing him and his family from the show.

Shankar says he got the news from several sources involved with The Simpsons and its creator, Matt Groening. Shankar has been involved in the conversation around Apu since he put out a call for scripts written by Indian Americans that portrayed Apu in a positive, realistic way, instead of the portrayal Shankar and many others feel is a stereotype…."
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Dn Jackson Supporting Member of TMP27 Oct 2018 6:44 p.m. PST

After that they're going to air brush him out of old episodes and deny he ever existed.

ZULUPAUL Supporting Member of TMP28 Oct 2018 3:45 a.m. PST

IMHO they can remove the whole show.

Gunfreak Supporting Member of TMP28 Oct 2018 9:25 a.m. PST

It's like 20 seasons since it was good.

Tango0128 Oct 2018 3:36 p.m. PST

(smile)


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14Bore03 Nov 2018 1:04 p.m. PST

A cartoon town of caricatures is worried it has a caricature.

Old Wolfman09 Nov 2018 7:38 a.m. PST

Less work for Hank Azaria,I guess. But he also has other characters on the show.

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