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The Problem with Apu

2017·Documentary·49m
7.0
In the history of “The Simpsons,” few characters outside the title family have had as much cultural impact as Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Springfield convenience store owner. Comedian Hari Kondabolu is out to show why that might be a problem.
Directed by Michael Melamedoff
pop culture
racism
racist stereotype

Cast

Hari Kondabolu
Hari Kondabolu
Self
Kal Penn
Kal Penn
Self
Hasan Minhaj
Hasan Minhaj
Self
Aasif Mandvi
Aasif Mandvi
Self
Utkarsh Ambudkar
Utkarsh Ambudkar
Self
Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ansari
Self
Dana Gould
Dana Gould
Self
W. Kamau Bell
W. Kamau Bell
Self
Noureen DeWulf
Noureen DeWulf
Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Aparna Nancherla
Aparna Nancherla
Self
Sheetal Sheth
Sheetal Sheth
Self

Crew

Michael Melamedoff
Michael Melamedoff
Director
Hari Kondabolu
Hari Kondabolu
Writer
Hari Kondabolu
Hari Kondabolu
Executive Producer
Michael Melamedoff
Michael Melamedoff
Producer
Michael J. Cargill
Michael J. Cargill
Producer

Popular Reviews

16 reviews
Terence
Terence
The Problem with Apu
I hope this guy dies. Apu was a great character, but thanks to this hack, he doesn’t come around anymore. This sorry excuse for a documentary is the reason a lot of animated shows have stopped casting voice actors based on their talent and started doing so based on their skin color. Hank Azaria is a great actor. Not to sound like one of those annoying fucks online, but this “woke” shit is so annoying when it comes to things like this. The Simpsons is about a yellow family in Springfield; no one should care if a white actor voices Apu or any other non-yellow character. “Oh, but Apu is a negative stereotype.” Every single character in The Simpsons is a stereotype. Hari Kondabolu is a failed comedian, and I hope that in the future people realize that."The voice actor is not Indian." Meanwhile, in Japan, where women voice some male characters. No one cares what a voice actor looks like. We only care what they sound like.
I hope this guy dies. Apu was a great character, but thanks to this hack, he doesn’t come around anymore. This sorry excuse for a documentary is the reason a lot of animated shows have stopped casting voice actors based on their talent and started doing so based on their skin color. Hank Azaria is a great actor. Not to sound like one of those annoying fucks online, but this “woke” shit is so annoying when it comes to things like this. The Simpsons is about a yellow family in Springfield; no one should care if a white actor voices Apu or any other non-yellow character. “Oh, but Apu is a negative stereotype.” Every single character in The Simpsons is a stereotype. Hari Kondabolu is a failed comedian, and I hope that in the future people realize that."The voice actor is not Indian." Meanwhile, in Japan, where women voice some male characters. No one cares what a voice actor looks like. We only care what they sound like.
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gabs
gabs
The Problem with Apu
I will not be listening to any yt person’s take on how desi people not liking Apu (or other stereotypical borderline racist characters) is an inconvenience to them and their shitty taste in humor. If brown people are telling you it’s a problem, then it’s a problem.
I will not be listening to any yt person’s take on how desi people not liking Apu (or other stereotypical borderline racist characters) is an inconvenience to them and their shitty taste in humor. If brown people are telling you it’s a problem, then it’s a problem.
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glort
The Problem with Apu
this is a fine movie a fine documentary nothing special but you fucking racist weirdos on here need to shut up lol really was not expecting these reviews !!! anyway enjoyed when his parents told him he had apu hair lol
this is a fine movie a fine documentary nothing special but you fucking racist weirdos on here need to shut up lol really was not expecting these reviews !!! anyway enjoyed when his parents told him he had apu hair lol
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JK
JK
The Problem with Apu
Watched consecutively with "The Apu that I Know."

I wish he included more of the conversation with Dana Gould.
Watched consecutively with "The Apu that I Know."

I wish he included more of the conversation with Dana Gould.
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jota florez
jota florez
The Problem with Apu
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