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Yah i don’t get it. It’s not like they portrayed Apu as a moron or immoral or something bad. He’s just much different than the other characters because he’s culturally very Indian. In fact, he usually comes across as intelligent, caring, reasonable, and moral as opposed to most of the other white(? They’re more yellow?) characters.

Just turn Apu into a chick with a dick, problem solved, inclusion and diversity quota on multiple levels.

#SaveApu

Quigley says

Yah i don’t get it. It’s not like they portrayed Apu as a moron or immoral or something bad. He’s just much different than the other characters because he’s culturally very Indian. In fact, he usually comes across as intelligent, caring, reasonable, and moral as opposed to most of the other white(? They’re more yellow?) characters.

This is actually rather simple ...

Children of immigrants, who don't have an accent but have dark skin and hence are not included in the Armenian/Soviet-American bloc, would rather be portrayed as doctors w/ American accents than a convenient store owner.

So in effect, no one is worried about a stupid Scottish gardener because ppl, on the whole, know that Americans of Scottish descent are already white, lacking an accent, and are well represented in medicine, law, and engineering and thus, don't have a problem with an idiotic gardener.

Quigley says

Yah i don’t get it.

There's nothing to get. The Simpson's is a show that embellishes stereotypes for comedy: the evil corporatist, the Italian mobster, slimy politician, lying and crying salesman, dutiful daughter, rebellious son... all stereotypes for comedy.

Ceffer says

Just turn Apu into a chick with a dick, problem solved, inclusion and diversity quota on multiple levels.

Can this tranny still sell slurpies and say come again?