Following one episode’s open-ended (and widely derided) response to those asking for changes to be made, co-creator Matt Groening responded to the pushback by saying that people love to get offended.
Al Jean’s tweet marks the latest in relatively few instances where Simpsons cast and crew members have publicly addressed the conversational backlash that has risen around Apu.
But he’d also defended the character’s placement to the New York Times, though he also admitted there wasn’t a proper way to approach it anymore.
(Even South Park took shots at the longtime Fox hit over it on a recent episode.)