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Nov 17, 2017 · Writer-comedian Hari Kondabolu attempts to address both the offensive and defensive measures in his 50-minute documentary, The Problem With Apu.The film, directed by Michael Melamedoff, was spun ...
Nov 19, 2017 · The Problem with Apu. Indian American comedian, Hari Kondabolu, takes a journalistic deep dive into The Simpsons character Apu to find out how and why this stereotypical character has managed to stick around for so long. Get a sneak peek at The Problem with Apu, where South Asian-American comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his long-standing ...
Nov 19, 2017 · It's called 'The Problem with APU' and it challenges the representation of an Indian character on the long running animated series 'The Simpsons'. Comedian Hari Kondabolu made the documentary and ...
- 5 min
- PBS NewsHour
Comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his cartoon nemesis, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian convenience store owner from "The Simpsons."
- 2 min
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The issue the documentary brings up is that Apu was the *only* indian character represented on TV at the time. If there were other TV shows with indian characters, this movie wouldn't have been made. The problem wasn't with Apu, it was the fact that Apu was the ONLY indian/south asian tv portrayal.
