'The Simpsons': Springfield could be seeing the back of Apu
You read that right. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is running the risk of being dropped from the highly popular TV show, 'The Simpsons.' After years and years of debate and criticism of how racist the entire character actually is, it looks like the show's producers may finally have paid heed and addressed claims of the character being written off the show.
It all started last week when producer and Youtuber Adi Shankar shared 'The Simpsons' planned to "drop the Apu character altogether". Soon after, executive producer Al Jean responded on Twitter saying Shankar "does not speak for our show". The character Apu became controversial in the recent past when a lot of critics began arguing Apu is the amalgamation of several stereotypes from across the Indian subcontinent.