While a member of the Simpsons since 1990 as owner of the Kwik-E-Mart store in Springfield, the character of Apu has been removed to avoid controversy. All this comes after the documentary scandal called “The Problem with Apu” which accused the series of making the character a “racist caricature”.
It was during an interview with IndieWire that producer Adi Shankar explained that he had “sad news” and said that Apu would no longer be part of the series: “He will not dwell on it or anything. either, but they will abandon it to avoid controversy. “
“It’s not a step forward or backward, but a huge step on the side,” said Adi Shankar. “I think getting rid of the problem does not solve it”
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