‘The Simpsons’ EPICALLY Responds To SJW Who Has A Problem With Apu

‘The Simpsons’ has been on the air for nearly 30 years.

That’s longer than I’ve been alive.

In our current age of perpetual offense, one beloved character, Apu, has been deemed horribly racist and offensive… because of course he has.

In fact, some dude who considers himself a comedian (though his sense of humor is questionable) made an entire documentary about it: ‘The Problem with Apu.’

According to the Hollywood Reporter:

Following recent criticism that the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon pushed negative South Asian stereotypes, The Simpsons addressed the controversy on Sunday’s episode.

In the episode “No Good Read Goes Unpunished,” Marge and Lisa indirectly discuss the portrayal of Apu. In the scene in question, Marge has edited a new version of The Princess in the Garden, tailoring it to what would be acceptable and inoffensive in 2018. Marge reads the story to Lisa, but the new version is much shorter and lacking in an “emotional journey” for the central character. Both Marge and Lisa then make reference to Apu, with Lisa looking at a picture of the character and saying “something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive, is now politically incorrect. What can you do?”

Last November, the documentary The Problem With Apu explored the problematic nature of Apu and looked at how non-South Asians would use the character’s exaggerated mannerisms and catchphrases as slurs or as casual racism. Directed by Michael Melamedoff and written by and starring comedian Hari Kondabolu, the documentary interviewed a number of prominent celebrities of South Asian descent including Aziz Ansari, Kal Penn, Aasif Mandvi and Hasan Minhaj.

GOOD GRIEF.

‘The Simpsons’ responded last night… and it was entirely spot on:

The Simpsons goes after politically correct critics, singling out “The Problem With Apu” https://t.co/4QRHsUJnd9 pic.twitter.com/HZRYPWoqaI

— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) April 9, 2018

DAAANG.

Good! People need to stop caving just because someone is offended. No more censorship. “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

— Ruby Law (@RubyLawLA) April 9, 2018

But of course, people are super butthurt about how raaacist this was:

Asking people not to say racist garbage isn’t censorship.

— Griffin (@dancinginfernal) April 9, 2018

If you don’t think Apu is a racist character you’re just a dumb motherfucker

— 🐕 Freck 🧚🏼‍♂️ (@Freckd) April 9, 2018

Now we know what color the Simpsons really are.

— Marco Garcia Ballare (@magarcia34) April 9, 2018

Yes, yellow 👍

— Chief Rogers (@rogers_chief) April 9, 2018

And even the guy who’s being skewered in the first place has responded:

In “The Problem with Apu,” I used Apu & The Simpsons as an entry point into a larger conversation about the representation of marginalized groups & why this is important. The Simpsons response tonight is not a jab at me, but at what many of us consider progress.

— Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) April 9, 2018

See? Being offended by everything is PROGRESS, you guys! SOON, EVERYONE WILL BE CRYING AND SCREAMING IN THE STREETS AT ALL TIMES! PROGRESSIVE UTOPIA!

TO THE JOURNALISTS WHO HAVE ASKED ME FOR A PUBLIC STATEMENT ABOUT LAST NIGHT’S SIMPSONS EPISODE, I JUST WANT SAY: “Congratulations to the Simpsons for being talked about & being seen as relevant again.”

— Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) April 9, 2018

Oh, HONEY! You think THE SIMPSONS needed YOUR unknown A$$ to be relevant?

Who even is this dude?

I’m sort of surprised ‘The Simpsons’ did this, to be honest?

Could it be that we’re on our way to a major pendulum swing? Are people SICK AND TIRED of PC culture?!

I know I am.