Much as the documentary
The Problem with Apu shed light on the negative impact Azaria’s characterization of the character has had on Indian Americans, the supercut exhaustively compiled every gay joke made in the 31-year history of the Emmy-winning series and like many things viewed through a more modern lens, some of the lines are cringe-worthy.
The Apu flap led the long-running series to declare it will no longer employ white actors to voice non-white characters, breaking with the tradition of Azaria and
Harry Shearer voicing show characters of every color. Azaria has since apologized for his part in the Apu controversy.
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The long-running cartoon series
The Simpsons has recast the voice actor for the iconic gay character Julio with gay, Cuban actor Tony Rodríguez.
The recasting follows the controversy of
The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria’s stereotypical depiction of Indian-American convenience store clerk Apu. The controversy sparked a conversation that some of the show’s ethnic minority characters had been historically voiced by white actors and encouraged harmful stereotypes.
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening told the BBC in February that “times change”, and the show would be rethinking its casting.
Azaria said in 2020 that he would be stepping down from the role of Apu following the controversy. But his replacement has not yet been revealed.