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It’s no secret that Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is no longer a significant part of The Simpsons. The decision to sideline the character came in the wake of Hari Kondabolu’s 2017 documentary The Problem ...
Sunday night's episode of "The Simpsons" took on the controversy over a character, and not everyone thought the response was funny. Comedian Hari Kondabolu's documentary "The Problem with Apu" debuted ...
At the end of 2017, Hank Azaria, the voice behind Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a convenience-store owner on "The Simpsons" with a thick Indian accent, responded to a recent groundswell of criticism that ...
'The Simpsons' voice actor Hank Azaria has announced plans to hold seminars about institutional racism in Hollywood after he agreed to stop voicing Apu on the show. Azaria was a guest on the April 12 ...
Although The Simpsons has never really explained what happened to the controversial character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, this sort of works thanks to the show’s style. The Simpsons is the longest-running ...
Over the course of its long, long run, The Simpsons has seen a number of characters say goodbye to Springfield: Maude Flanders, Edna Krabappel, Bleeding Gums Murphy, Herb Powell, and so on. For most, ...
The Simpsons faced some major controversy a few years ago over the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and the representation of South Asian people in media, and the former voice actor behind the ...
It has been over two years since 'The Simpsons' Kwik-E-Mart clerk Apu has spoken — a silence that may be indefinite following Hank Azaria's confirmation to the New York Times on Tuesday that he will ...
NEW YORK -- Hank Azaria is ready to stop voicing Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu on "The Simpsons" in the wake of criticism that it's a stereotype. RELATED: Hank Azaria gives graduates advice as characters from ...
“For those of us involved in the respectful war against Apu, this week’s episode is one more explanation of why we shouldn’t stop talking” Growing up the daughter of Indian immigrants in Texas, I ...
On Sunday night’s episode, “The Simpsons” addressed criticism that its character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon was a racist stereotype. Last November, comedian Hari Kondabolu looked into the representation ...