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I thought the Bee character was based on something from actual TV at the time
Is apu a racist character?? VOL...THE PROBLEM WITH APU
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I don't even think it was ppl deciding to be offended.
An Indian dude pointed out how offensive it was then the Simpson's creator and writer and voice actor guy all gave bull **** responses and reactions to it making it seem they're low-key advocating racism.
An Indian dude pointed out how offensive it was then the Simpson's creator and writer and voice actor guy all gave bull **** responses and reactions to it making it seem they're low-key advocating racism.
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I watch the news all the time, pa.
Donestic terrorism is a real thing that needs to be addressed. People on the right do nothing but lie, and try to control the narrative to fit their agenda and rule by constantly instilling fear.
While I am aware of all of this, I can also be aware enough to know that the PC police is getting out of hand. Wether it’s about APU or the long list of Halloween costumes that we want to outrage for, we have to remember it is the people on the right that are the crazy ones.
Apu owns a damn 7-11 in a cartoon show where a dad has been choking his son for decades. Why can’t we let a cartoon show be a cartoon show?
The creators of the show are botching this whole thing by killing him off rather than evolving him but IMO this **** was such a non-issue from the start that I don’t even know why we got to this point.
So YES - I am going to put this one on liberals. Cause we all know that the white man don’t give a damn about any stereotypes being enforced by an Indian character on a tv show.
Donestic terrorism is a real thing that needs to be addressed. People on the right do nothing but lie, and try to control the narrative to fit their agenda and rule by constantly instilling fear.
While I am aware of all of this, I can also be aware enough to know that the PC police is getting out of hand. Wether it’s about APU or the long list of Halloween costumes that we want to outrage for, we have to remember it is the people on the right that are the crazy ones.
Apu owns a damn 7-11 in a cartoon show where a dad has been choking his son for decades. Why can’t we let a cartoon show be a cartoon show?
The creators of the show are botching this whole thing by killing him off rather than evolving him but IMO this **** was such a non-issue from the start that I don’t even know why we got to this point.
So YES - I am going to put this one on liberals. Cause we all know that the white man don’t give a damn about any stereotypes being enforced by an Indian character on a tv show.
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I read this in Cletus' voice
.And it's not only getting rid of him because of the stereotypical nature of the character, it was the fact that he was an Indian character voiced by a white person, albeit a very talented voice actor. And it was the way it was decided how he would be voiced was the other half of the issue that was raised in the argument.
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It's well-known dude was an offensive character for decades. I just wasn't expecting them to get rid of his character altogether. If they're gonna drop him, they might as well just get rid of all the other stereotypical guys, as well.You have not been following this story, have you?
Because this is not how this debate got started.
It is hilarious to me that you are trying to mock someone for coming in at the 11th hour with criticism, but you are in fact one doing so regarding this debate.
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***** *** *****.
Funny thing is if I had time to waste I'd quote every fool in here being sensitive about something that offended them, yet they can so easily dictate how others should feel about something that offends them.
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Looking for positive representation in a cartoon that’s made its reputation off of crude humor for almost 30 years 
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You clearly don't because it is always hot take central with you.
There is no PC police demanding Apu being taken off the air. The person that started this made a documentary about how the character fueled bullying toward him and other Indian Americans growing up. Why are people like you ignoring this? So if I as a black man make a documentary about negative stereotype white people peddled, that directly fueled bullying towards me as a kid, I'm doing too much? That is out of bounds? Should I let them cook on blackface, and saying the n-word, or saying black people are lazy or have a culture of poverty, more recently I should not care about Kaep being blackballed. Should Asian people like stereotypes cook. I guess Latinos should just let Trump cook then.
So in all, just like the white man cook, right?
No one woke up one day and decided this was offensive and had to be stopped. You can keep framing it like that to make some weak argument fly, but that is not the case
He was not just demanding Apu being axed. At the minimum, they were demanding an adult response from the producers, and they could not even deliver on that.
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Do tell
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Looking for positive representation in a cartoon that’s made its reputation off of crude humor for almost 30 years
Word, would be like someone being overly sensitive over decisions in friggin comic book and weird space movies. Like who gets offended over dumb **** like Luke drinking milk?
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I wonder if Deigo thinks blackface for a Halloween costume is cool
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I wonder if Deigo thinks blackface for a Halloween costume is cool
You ruin everything. Now he’s for sure not going to say that
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Diego smokes dirt weed, his opinion means jack ****.
0 self respect
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I thought this was a discussion board where we discuss things?
Let me know if I’m in the wrong place.
Ya stupid as **** if anyone here thought I was going to defend blackface.
From where I’m sitting, dudes is sounding extreme as hell with the conclusions cats is jumping to.
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Oh no it is, just would really like to know how this "pc culture " has changed your life. You don't laugh anymore? Can't feed your family? Tell us man, this is heartbreaking stuff.
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Sorry pa, I messed up...
You ruin everything. Now he’s for sure not going to say that
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So tell us more about these fake outrage holloween costumes
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And the central argument of the documentary that kicked off this debate says is exactly that.
That Apu has been offensive for a good while, and as a result, been used to bully and insult Indian American children and people for decades.
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This is true and what happens mainly online. These discussions offline go totally different if they are even had like that since a lot of people mainly hang with their own race.
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Is said person’s sensitivity pertaining to real world applications or is it within the parameters of the world established by the friggin comic book and weird space movies?
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Can my fellow woke homies acknowledge the humor in this?
Or is dude just diminishing other people’s plight with this bit?
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There's plenty of dope unfiltered comedy out there by the way, political incorrectness is safe, chill with the "fake outrage" fake outrage.
But I'll leave it at this, is it as difficult to be empathetic and listen to others complaints before making a condescending judgment? If it is, why do you expect those in power to listen when it's your turn?
But I'll leave it at this, is it as difficult to be empathetic and listen to others complaints before making a condescending judgment? If it is, why do you expect those in power to listen when it's your turn?
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Like real life decisions in a show like Atlanta or Insecure?Is said person’s sensitivity pertaining to real world applications or is it within the parameters of the world established by the friggin comic book and weird space movies?
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Honestly don't care what you and your fellow woke homies do my man. Have at it it doesn't make me feel any way.
