Posted on 04/13/2021 3:32:28 AM PDT by C19fan
ince last voicing Apu on “The Simpsons” in 2017, Hank Azaria says he now feels the character is “basically a slur at this point” and that he should apologize “to every single Indian person in this country” for voicing the character for nearly three decades.
On Dax Shepard and Monica Padman’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, Azaria discussed how his feelings about Apu have changed in recent years and that he now feels guilty for taking the role.
“I’ve had a date with destiny with this thing for about 31 years,” Azaria said before personally apologizing to Padman, who is the daughter of Indian immigrants.
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
Would anyone associated with the Simpsons apologize for Ned Flanders? I mean, the guy is a caricature of a Christian, right? So, he’s basically a slur.
Hey hank, keep learning that lesson and shut up.
That’s right and how about the fat doughnut eating cop, or the sycophantic gay Smithers...there’s more. The whole show is full of it, it’s called a comedy, get over yourself Hank. Took him only 31 years and millions of dollars before it “affected” him.
If the guy doesn’t want to do it, that’s fine.
But Hank, don’t preach to me about. I never asked you to do the voices. You willingly did it—and gleefully took the money for 20+ years. Hollywood creates the problem, milks it, and then gets all misty eyed when they get woke.
So, don’t do the voice. No one cares,
“In Delaware, the largest growth of population is Indian Americans, moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I’m not joking.”
Joe Biden, June 17, 2006
That’s acceptable in this new society.
Gee, Hank...you should return all the money they paid you. Its tainted, right?
Surely you didn’t just spend it.
[People are just nuckin futz.]
Hire Ricky Gervais to insult and ridicule you for an hour or so. Then, suitably chastened, you can go back to doing the same things you did before, but with a clear conscience.
Evil and hypocrisy don't count against you if you cry about it.
Yeah, he’s woke now, but not woke enough to forfeit any of his money. Typical douche.
Nothing like hypocrisy exposed. Let's see Hank Azarian return all the money.
From foul mouth, drug addled Brockmire character, to woke, guilty white guy in one lifetime. Sorry Hank, I ain’t picking up what yer laying down.
And the weird thing is that Apu was probably the wisest,
most decent ‘person’ on the Simpsons.
Just like Chef on South Park when Isaac Hayes ‘got woke’: Chef was the wisest and most generous and helpful ‘person’ on the show; the only one that really cared about the kids. OK, his sexual references were kinda over the top, but the rest of the character was ‘a credit to his race’.
If a stereotype truly exists , we cannot speak, discuss or joke about it? Many of the so called victims propagate these stereotypes openly but then are left aghast when it comes up in conversation? Hypocrites
Oh, and add “Mammy” from “Gone With the Wind” to the list of characters that ‘woke’ people want to cancel, yet are the ones really worthy of respect in their particular ‘vehicles’...
“Took him only 31 years and millions of dollars before it “affected” him.”
Once people become comfortable and relatively wealthy, they often start to feel guilty about their success. My sister and her husband felt this way and gave away partial ownership of their highly successful company to an employee who had done a lot towards helping them. His personality changed instantly and he destroyed the company. Before this he hadn’t said a word about wanting to be a partner as he knew he had no rights to that status. Once he was gifted with that status, he couldn’t make enough money or have enough status. I think a similar thing happens when some actors find themselves the center of attention they secretly feel they didn’t earn. Thus, they start looking for ways to make themselves suffer and to destroy the source of their wealth.
As far as actors and national ex-wives* go, I think the best thing we, the great unwashed masses, can do, is ignore them. Don’t publish anything about them. Don’t retweet and just ignore them. Frankly, I am sick of them and their twisted views.
*Hillary
It’s kinda reminiscent of all those actresses who so bravely “outed” Harvey Weinstein....after they had banked 50 mil thanks to all the movies he forced them to act in.
The list goes back at least to Jim in Huckleberry Finn.
Mayor Quimby, clearly a caricature of a corrupt Irish-American politician whose last name begins with a “K,” from a liberal northeastern state beginning with “M”. Come on, man, somebody should apologize for him!
Give me a friggen break.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.