Apu

The Simpsons’ Hank Azaria says show’s Indian store owner Apu has contributed to structural racism

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Hank Azaria says he feels the need to apologize to ‘every single Indian person in this country’ for voicing Apu in The Simpsons. In an interview with the Armchair Expert podcast, Azaria has said the character show had contributed to ‘structural racism’ and that he hadn’t known any better during the nearly 30 years he … Read more

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening reveals he’s ‘proud’ of the Apu character

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The Simpsons faced a bit of a reckoning last year, when it came under fire for white actors voicing diverse characters, including Hank Azaria voicing the stereotypical Indian character Apu, who owned and ran the Kwik-E Mart. While the show addressed the controversy by announcing they would no longer have white actors voice non-white roles, … Read more