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The Simpsons further moves its cast closer to its characters at least where identity’s concerned.
Last June, I covered the cartoon’s major announcement: It would replace all white actors who’d been playing nonwhite roles.
As I wrote at the time, “If you’re a white actor hoping to play a Brazilian on The Simpsons, I’m sorry, but the outlook is glum.”
The show had made clear it would no longer hire any Caucasians to play characters of a different race, and it would undertake the task of giving certain employees the boot:
Posturing idiocy : John Cleese mocks Simpsons star Hank Azaria s racism apology
15 Apr, 2021 11:08 PM
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By: Natalie Brown
John Cleese has mocked The Simpsons actor Hank Azaria in an apology for making fun of white English people in Monty Python.
Azaria, who is white, apologised earlier this week for his involvement in the hurt felt by the Indian community, caused by his voicing Indian convenience store clerk Apu.
Speaking on Dax Shepherd s Armchair Expert podcast, Azaria said sorry to every single Indian person , adding that his portrayal of the Simpsons character had contributed to structural racism .
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Twitter has become more entertaining than reality television as of late. Today’s episode: Winnie the Pooh narrator shows he’s not putting up with any cancel culture in the Hundred Acre Twitter Woods.
Last night, after hearing the ridiculous apology (again) from a
The Simpsons cast member, John Cleese visited Twitter to mock Hank Azaria’s plea for forgiveness. Cleese is most commonly known from “Monty Python” and as the narrator for “Winnie the Pooh” so his acting skills were no surprise.
On Monday, Azaria, who was the former voice of Indian character Apu on
The Simpsons, admitted that he felt compelled to apologize to “every single Indian person.” As a result, Cleese started his night on Twitter by sarcastically apologizing for “any distress” that his own show “Monty Python” might have caused. In the Tweet, he pretended to show a weakness towards cancel culture which has been one of the common antics of Tinseltown patron