Hank Azaria no longer voicing Apu

Ironicname

So it's official that Simpsons voice actor will no longer voice Indian shopkeeper Apu because of the claims that the Indian shopkeeper is a racist stereotype.

How the **** have we gotten to this stage?

Is there anyone on here that agrees that it is racist?

Do they feel the same about groundskeeper Willie?

Is there anything that is NOT offensive these days or is it a case if one person finds offence about anything, they must be respected and therefore it becomes offensive?

I look forward to our bland, colourless, inoffensive, non risk taking utopia that the vocal minority seem hellbent on achieving.

Oh and before the usual suspects come on and ask if I'm offended about people taking offence (lolz...burn) I'm not offended. I'm sick of it.

I just want to see where peoples lines are when it comes to offence.

super_furry

The world changes, attitudes change, the Simpsons was first aired in the late 80s.

Things like blackface and the black and white minstrels used to be acceptable entertainment and now they're not. I don't think it's a big deal in the grand scheme of things myself

AllGunsBlazing

I wonder will they go full Tom and Jerry and revoice older episodes. Possibly even editing out some scenes.

alchemist33

I thought the issue was more a white man doing the voice?

ancapailldorcha

Is this topic really worthy of yet another thread? And who is still watching The Simpsons anyway? It died when it went from satirising pop culture to fawning over it.

Itssoeasy

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

I wonder will they go full Tom and Jerry and revoice older episodes. Possibly even editing out some scenes.

They've revoiced old tom and jerry episodes ?

Mr E

Mod: Hardly Current Affairs, lads. Moving to Television.

AllGunsBlazing

Itssoeasy wrote: »

They've revoiced old tom and jerry episodes ?

Yeah, specifically the character "mammy two shoes".

Deeper Blue

I thought this happened about two years ago

Ironicname

NDWC wrote:

I thought this happened about two years ago

It was only today when he came out and said he was definitely not ever voicing him

goose2005

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Yeah, specifically the character "mammy two shoes".

I always thought she owned the house (and Tom), it wasn't until years later that I realised she was meant to be a servant

Earthhorse

Good. Hopefully the writers will stop writing it soon too.

hawkeye_bmr

OmegaGene wrote: »

Now you’re talking

Thank you, come again!

Ironicname

hawkeye_bmr wrote:

Thank you, come again!

Racist

whisky_galore

Not offended.
Just take the show out back and put a bullet in its head like Old Yeller. It's outstayed its welcome by a few decades.

hawkeye_bmr

Ironicname wrote: »

Racist

I hear your a racist now, Father? Should we all be racist now? What's the Church's position? I'm so busy down on the farm I won't have much time for the ol' racism.