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 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:
The Simpsons Recasts Beloved Gay Character With Gay Voice Actor
The Simpsons has been entertaining generations for the last 30+ years and has hardly changed much in that time, but over the past year the show’s producers have decided to refresh the series’ long-running voice cast as part of a move towards better representation.
For instance, season 32 has seen the various African-American residents of Springfield finally voiced by actors of color, with Kevin Michael Richardson and Alex Desert stepping into the iconic roles of Dr. Hibbert and Carl Carlson. Meanwhile, a recent episode – March’s “Uncut Femmes” – contained another major milestone. As Pride.com has pointed out, it saw actor Tony Rodriguez added to the cast in the part of beloved character Julio, who’s been around since season 14 and is one of the few recurring LGBTQ+ figures on the show. He’s traditionally been played by Hank Azaria, but now Rodriguez – who’s gay and of Cuban-American descent – h