Topic: The Simpsons - The Blurst of thread

[Jake]

Doubly funny when these Western born people claiming to be Indians and others will throw a fit about gollywog and other things claiming it to be racist but turn the other way for Chinese, Indians, Latinos and arabs

At least we've taken our country back and it's only a matter of time now before we bend the world to our view.

Shut up shut up, oh I can't believe you're not shutting up.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

What happened to you India? You used to be cool.

Must resist 

[JerseyKloppite]

Right. Open again. Post nicely.

Or in the case of one of you, not at all.

[Jake]

He slept, he stole, he was rude to the forumers, but there goes the best damn poster a forum ever had.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Aren't you British? So not sure why you're getting wound up over an American who took issue to this character or speaking for 1.2 billion Indians I do not know.

The interpretation of this character is also hilarious. Most of the other accents are on point but his is ridiculously over exaggerated. Which Indian speaks like that - a Malyali maybe but even that is pushing it and there aren't many Malyalis in Los Angeles.

I once had a White British girl tell me my accent was 'attractive' for an Indian. She didn't understand why I just walked off. Had another Canadian tell me they learnt so much about Hindu culture from Apu.
Lol, baffling people.

It is clear as day now that the only people who can write stories about us will be us, not even Indian Americans or British Indians and we will slowly exert our influence all over the world just as the RSS has made in roads into American universities. There can be no negotiation on this

Have you ever watched The Kumars at No. 42 ?

https://youtu.be/bZAmI9jEzQk?t=55

or Goodness Gracious Me ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjWd9a8Ck8U

[bradders1011]

He slept, he stole, he was rude to the forumers, but there goes the best damn poster a forum ever had.

Don't worry, they're sending James Woods in to cover for him.

[Hazell]

Have you ever watched The Kumars at No. 42 ?

https://youtu.be/bZAmI9jEzQk?t=55

or Goodness Gracious Me ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjWd9a8Ck8U

Or Citizen Khan?

No wait, that was shit.

[Crosby Nick]

Or Citizen Khan?

No wait, that was shit.

I’d love to see a hilarious Wife Swap type thing between Citizen Khan and Mrs Brown.

No wait, I’d rather not.

[west_london_red]

Or Citizen Khan?

No wait, that was shit.

He’s a Pakistani!

[west_london_red]

Have you ever watched The Kumars at No. 42 ?

https://youtu.be/bZAmI9jEzQk?t=55

or Goodness Gracious Me ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjWd9a8Ck8U

British Indians, prentending to be Indians, I think that would push him over the edge!

[Hazell]

He’s a Pakistani!

That's true? But you know, representing.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

He’s a Pakistani!

To be fair you all








































are very nice people 

[WhereAngelsPlay]

British Indians, prentending to be Indians, I think that would push him over the edge!

I think this would

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQClnut6Zp4

[Ray K]

Doubly funny when these Western born people claiming to be Indians and others will throw a fit about gollywog and other things claiming it to be racist but turn the other way for Chinese, Indians, Latinos and arabs

At least we've taken our country back and it's only a matter of time now before we bend the world to our view.

You are Nigel Frottage and I claim my five pounds

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Admired by whom? Americans? The same people who admired 'blackface'? Excuse me if I don't take their opinions too seriously

When hank auditioned the producers asked him to make the accent as offensive as possible and this is on record.

Hank deserves the same treatment as wendy donniger and its only a matter of time before he gets it

[B0151?]

Those comparing him to Willie and Fat Tony somehow missing the fact the issue is about race, which Americans are rightly very sensitive over given their history and present, although we should be just as sensitive given our history and present also (I know from experience on RAWK this is not the case the amount of stupid shite I've read).

The Simpsons being boss meant Apu has stood for plenty of positive things. But yeah, whole white guy doing a heavily exaggerated Indian accent while playing a character formed from a stereotype Asian immigrant is most definitely out of date. Suddenly writing him out would prob be the worst way to deal with it, but people who are uncomfortable with it are most definitely allowed to say they are uncomfortable with it.

White people voicing other ethnicity generally out of date I think in 2018. Even South Park had black guys voicing the black characters!

[ScouserAtHeart]

He slept, he stole, he was rude to the forumers, but there goes the best damn poster a forum ever had.

Stop, stop! It's already dead!!

[Sir Psycho Sexy]

I'm pretty glad I saved myself some time by not responding to Straw Pirate Hat and kept reading the thread.

Can someone explain to me though, why it is that Apu is getting removed now, when the Simpson is less relevant than it's ever been? I realise that times and the culture has changed by only until reading this thread I realised that some guy started the movement.

Also, I think I've decided why I like comedians such as Bill Burr and the like. The type who aren't afraid to say offensive stuff within a certain context and not apologise for it. Things are pretty ridiculous now.

[JerseyKloppite]

Suddenly writing him out would prob be the worst way to deal with it, but people who are uncomfortable with it are most definitely allowed to say they are uncomfortable with it.

Agree entirely. It’s a difficult issue. The issue in this thread has been the way certain posters have expressed their views, not the views themselves.

[Jake]

Those comparing him to Willie and Fat Tony somehow missing the fact the issue is about race

Genuine question, but why is it about race? He's an Indian character, Hank does an Indian accent. Its not a Pakistani accent, which is different or other "brown" accent, it's particularly from one nation, just as Willie and Tony are white characters from different nations with different accents.

I never understood the whole "you can only do your own colours accents" thing. Is a black guy allowed to do a  carribean accent? Am I allowed to do a French accent? But not Chinese?

[courty61]

Was going to say bring back James Woods to look after the kwik e Mark but he's a massive bell end now.

[McrRed]

Good post bakez

I, personally, was always offended by Apu. But also found him hilarious.
That's comedy for ya.

[rafathegaffa83]

Ice Delivery Man: You've got to start selling this for more than a dollar a bag. We lost four more men on this expedition!

Apu: If you can think of a better way to get ice, I'd like to hear it.

[El Lobo]

Genuine question, but why is it about race? He's an Indian character, Hank does an Indian accent. Its not a Pakistani accent, which is different or other "brown" accent, it's particularly from one nation, just as Willie and Tony are white characters from different nations with different accents.

I never understood the whole "you can only do your own colours accents" thing. Is a black guy allowed to do a  carribean accent? Am I allowed to do a French accent? But not Chinese?

Aye

Would it suddenly be alright if they hired an Indian American to do his voice instead?

[Scottish-Don]

There's no Angus McCloud in North Kiltown!

He's from Stoneybridge

[AndyMuller]

In Killing Eve, Jodie Comer puts on a Russian accent to play Vilanelle should that be stopped and Vilanelle made to be a scouser because that’s Jodie’s real accent? Or should they hire a real Russian to play Vilanelle?

[24/7]

British Indians, prentending to be Indians, I think that would push him over the edge!

You and I have had our differences in the past but I just wanted to say here in public that I'm 100% with you and your responses to strawman. He won't be posting here again. Having lived and worked in India, and having plenty of friends from there, he doesn't represent an India that I recognise. And this is a footie forum anyway...... Thanks for your posts back to him and the insight you offer.

[west_london_red]

You and I have had our differences in the past but I just wanted to say here in public that I'm 100% with you and your responses to strawman. He won't be posting here again. Having lived and worked in India, and having plenty of friends from there, he doesn't represent an India that I recognise. And this is a footie forum anyway...... Thanks for your posts back to him and the insight you offer.

Thanks and no worries.

[SenorGarcia]

Next in line to be killed off...

[ScouserAtHeart]

People have probably forgotten the Brazil and Australia episodes

[west_london_red]

People have probably forgotten the Brazil and Australia episodes

That Australia episode with the boot is one off the best ever, definitely in the top 10.

The Brazil one I have seen, but pretty sure it’s after series 10 and I very rarely watch anything after that as they went pretty shit.

[ScouserAtHeart]

That Australia episode with the boot is one off the best ever, definitely in the top 10.

The Brazil one I have seen, but pretty sure it’s after series 10 and I very rarely watch anything after that as they went pretty shit.

Mr. Simpson, shush! Disparaging the boot is a bootable offence. It's one of their proudest traditions.

[courty61]

You call that a knife. This is a knife.

That's a spoon.

Oh alright alright. I see you've played knify/spoony before then

[bradders1011]

God bless Phil Hartman, he was always a genius but his reading as Evan Conover was another level.

[Sheer Magnetism]

That Australia episode with the boot is one off the best ever, definitely in the top 10.

That's going a bit far, but I love how they only did that episode because they wanted to piss off Rupert Murdoch.

[McrRed]

Some good stuff there RoR thanks for taking the time.

A simple solution to a complex problem is just simpson-minded?

[El Lobo]

Straw hat pirate 

[Sheer Magnetism]

It also seems people have missed the original point in their outrage. Has anyone actually seen the documentary?

The maker explicitly says that writing out the character from the series would be the most cowardly thing to do and wouldn't solve anything and yet he's copping the flack for the Simpson writers having no idea how to handle the situation?

Wasn't his solution to run a piece of fan fiction he commissioned as an actual episode?

[ScouserAtHeart]

To be fair, I'd prefer Indians with a stick up their ass rather than other Indians who take self-depreciation so hard it become cringe-worthy and Indians who hate all things Indian in the name of 'critical thinking'

Nice strawman argument there, straw hat pirate.

You can prefer whatever the fuck you want. Just don't sit there and pretend like your opinion about someone whose one post you read on the Internet is actual fact.

And from an Indian perspective, it made perfect sense. The clue is in your title 'Scouser at heart', an Indian more in tune with the West, who is perhaps more Western than Westerners themselves defending an American cultural product lamenting the rise of 'SJW' who will flip the script at home leading to people who are furious with the cultural disconnect and hypocrisy.

Hey, there's also someone called Eel Lobo who's posted on this page. Do you think that's an actual eel as well?

You perhaps (using your own technique here) have an inferiority complex that prevents you from taking a joke. That's fine. That's your problem. Stop projecting that onto everyone else.

[JerseyKloppite]

Nice strawman argument there, straw hat pirate.

You can prefer whatever the fuck you want. Just don't sit there and pretend like your opinion about someone whose one post you read on the Internet is actual fact.

Hey, there's also someone called Eel Lobo who's posted on this page. Do you think that's an actual eel as well?

You perhaps (using your own technique here) have an inferiority complex that prevents you from taking a joke. That's fine. That's your problem. Stop projecting that onto everyone else.

Haha well spotted. Straw hat pirate gets banned, this guy mysteriously registers on the same day and continues the same argument