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Hank Azaria’s Apu apology is bad news for actors who ‘give good foreign’
The Simpsons actor is one of many stars to make a good career from playing any ethnicity they choose. But times have changed
Apu, as voiced by Hank Azaria in The Simpsons
Credit: Fox
Because it was so funny the Simpsons for years got a free pass when it came to its questionable treatment of race. That era is assuredly at an end. Hank Azaria this week was offering a mea culpa once again for his voice work as “Indian” Kwik-E-Mart proprietor Apu. “Part of me feels like I need to go around to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologise,” Azaria said on Dax Shepherd’s Armchair Expert podcast.