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25th April 2018
09:02am BST

https://twitter.com/soham_burger/status/983200703660351488?tfw_creator=roarEcashin&tfw_site=JOE_co_uk&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joe.co.uk%2Fentertainment%2Fviewers-were-left-very-angry-and-disappointed-with-the-most-recent-episode-simpsons-171798 Many thought that this was show and the writers refusing to engage with the issue. In the documentary, Kondabolu attempts, but ultimately fails, to interview Apu’s voice actor Hank Azaria about playing the character. But now, in an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show, Azaria has said that the documentary has made him reconsider Apu. https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/988991809723318272"Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect... What can you do?"
"My eyes have been opened. And I think the most important thing is we have to listen to South Asian people, Indian people, in this country when they talk about what they feel and how they think about this character."He went on to say he thinks he should stop voicing Apu.
"I’m perfectly willing and happy to step aside or help transition it into something new. I really hope that’s what The Simpsons does… It not only makes sense, but it just feels like the right thing to do to me."It remains to see if that will happen.
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