Madrid, Spain.
The actor Hank Azaria, voz of the character Apu of “The Simpsons” in his original version, has asked the Indian community for an interpretation that he defines as “practically an insult” to promote the creation of stereotypes.
The character of this merchant has generated controversy on various occasions, especially through the documentary “The Problem with Apu” by the indo-American comedian Hari Kondabolu, which appeared in 2017 that the character was created based on racial prejudices.
One year later to start casting a voice for the character, Azaria has reconciled in the podcast of Dax Shepherd’s Armchair Expert as this documentary the hizo dudar about its continuity in the collaboration with the broadcast of the television series.
Although the actor insists that the character was created unintentionally, admit that it “does not mean that there are no real negative consequences”.
For this reason, the actor has stated that a part of it is necessary “and all the Indians of this country (EE.UU.) and can personally discourage”.
The Apu character has been around for many years unique television representation estadounidense de la Indian and Hindu culture and this, summed up in the success of the series of animated debuts, has collaborated on the global diffusion of stereotypes.
“Así is how he thinks and represents his people a lot of people in this country”, Azaria indicated.
Indian students
The actor has recorded a specific moment that he met with Indian students in the school of his hijo to express his opinion about the character.
Mentioned a conversation with a 17-year-old girl who did not know how to stay “The Simpsons“, but I know what Apu means.
The proprietary creator of “The Simpsons“, Matt Groening, has acknowledged that the person is not necessarily a topical view, but the les está estudiando para reinventarlos de alguna forma.
For the character of Apu ten specific aircraft, will have a new voice and a new function more just to be the manager of the Kwik-E-Mart store.
“Intolerance and racism continue to be an incredible problem and are finally looking for more equality and representation,” said Groening.