The Simpsons’ Hank Azaria has addressed in full the current discussion on Apu and his controversial depiction on the show.
Actor and stand-up comic Hari Kondabolu, who created The Problem with Apu, took to Twitter to thank Azaria for his words.
I really hope that’s what The Simpsons does, it not only makes sense, it just feels like the right thing to do to me.”
What can you do?” Kondabolu tweeted in response to the episode: “In The Problem with Apu, I used Apu and The Simpsons as an entry point into a larger conversation about the representation of marginalized groups and why this is important.