The Simpsons star Hank Azaria made headlines recently when he announced he would no longer be voicing the series’ Indian character Apu.
However, the character was in fact quietly phased out years ago, recurring only as an occasional background character.
A few years ago people made it clear they thought Apu was a hurtful racist stereotype.
Simpsons writer, producer and erstwhile showrunner Mike Reiss confirmed back in 2018 the series had made decision to retire Apu.
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