{"id":414939,"date":"2021-04-12T17:28:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T21:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=414939"},"modified":"2021-04-12T17:28:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T21:28:25","slug":"hank-azaria-apologizes-to-every-indian-for-voicing-apu-the-character-is-practically-a-slur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hank-azaria-apologizes-to-every-indian-for-voicing-apu-the-character-is-practically-a-slur\/","title":{"rendered":"Hank Azaria Apologizes To Every Indian For Voicing Apu: The Character \u2018Is Practically A Slur\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhank-azaria-apologizes-to-every-indian-for-voicing-apu-the-character-is-practically-a-slur%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=414939&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1552.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Hank Azaria once again apologized for being the man behind \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d character Apu, despite spending decades voicing the character.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the \u201cArmchair Expert\u201d podcast with host Dax Shepard, Azaria said he finally stepped away from the role after attending several seminars and learning from other people about how the character hurt them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was speaking at my son\u2019s school, I was talking to the Indian kids there because I wanted to get their input,\u201d Azaria said,as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/simpsons-actor-hank-azaria-feels-he-needs-apologize-to-every-indian-for-apu\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. \u201cA 17-year-old \u2026 he\u2019s never even seen <em>The<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Simpsons<\/em>&nbsp;but knows what Apu means. It\u2019s practically a slur at this point. All he knows is that is how his people are thought of and represented to many people in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Azaria told the boy that he apologized and that he promised to convey to Hollywood that how they portray certain people matters in the real world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really do apologize,\u201d Azaria said. \u201cIt\u2019s important. I apologize for my part in creating that and participating in that. Part of me feels like I need to go to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologize. And sometimes I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-simpsons-to-stop-casting-white-voice-actors-for-non-white-characters\">reported<\/a> last year, \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d announced that it would no longer allow white actors to voice non-white characters. Azaria said he strongly supports this move.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that Apu was never presented as a dumb Indian immigrant who runs the Kwik-E-Mart. In fact, multiple episodes spent time developing his complexity as a character throughout the show\u2019s near three-decade run. Contrary to his perception, he holds a Ph.D. in computer science, graduated from the top of his class at \u201cCaltech\u201d (Calcutta Technical Institute), and only runs the Kwik-E-Mart because of the joy it brings him to spend time with friends and customers.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, social justice warriors have attacked \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d character Apu, alleging he perpetuated Indian stereotypes. Spearheading the attack was documentary filmmaker Hari Kondabolu, who created a full-length film about Apu\u2019s problematic nature. Initially, \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d creator Matt Groening dismissed his critics in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/29216\/simpsons-responds-leftist-claims-racism-and-emily-zanotti\">an<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/29216\/simpsons-responds-leftist-claims-racism-and-emily-zanotti\"> episode<\/a> where the character Lisa told the critics to take their outrage elsewhere; however, as time went on, the show eventually dropped the beloved character months after Hank Azaria issued his first apology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve given this a lot of thought, really a lot of thought. And as I say, 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\u2013 about this character, and what their American experience of it has been,\u201d he told Stephen Colbert.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd as you know, in television terms, listening to voices means inclusion in the writers\u2019 room,\u201d he added. \u201cI really want to see Indian, South Asian writer, writers in the room, not in a token way, but genuinely informing whatever new direction this character may take, including how it is voiced or not voiced. You know, I\u2019m perfectly willing and happy to step aside or help transition it into something new. I really hope that\u2019s what <em>The Simpsons<\/em> does. And it not only makes sense, but it just feels like the right thing to do to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hank Azaria once again apologized for being the man behind \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d character Apu, despite spending decades voicing the character.Speaking on the \u201cArmchair Expert\u201d podcast with host Dax Shepard, Azaria &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312061,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1552.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Hank Azaria Apologizes To Every Indian For Voicing Apu: The Character \u2018Is Practically A Slur\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-414939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1552.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Hank Azaria Apologizes To Every Indian For Voicing Apu: The Character \u2018Is Practically A Slur\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}