'The Simpsons' star hints at plans to address Apu criticism

Actor Hank Azaria, the voice of Apu from The Simpsons,  spoke at a TCA panel about Apu’s controversy over the years. Even as the series continues, Apu might not pass the bar for cultural sensitivity in 2018 and beyond.

“As far as what’s going to happen with the character going forward, it’s really not just up to me,” Azaria said at TCA. “I know that The Simpsons guys are doing that too, they’re giving it a lot of thought and we’ve discussed a little bit. They will definitely address, maybe publicly, certainly creatively within the context of the show what they want to do, if anything, with the character.” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | 'The Simpsons' star hints at plans to address Apu criticism