Scheduled for release 40 years after the characters first appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show, and 20 years after the last movie.
Agreed. I think I had stopped watching by season 12 or 13. I did see the movie and thought it was pretty good. But I haven't watched anything Simpson related since then.
I miss the early days of the Simpsons when one of the main villains was the rich dude in town and they had a running back and forth feud with the Republican president.
It's interesting timing. They're currently renewed through to season 40 for 2028-2029, so doesn't seem like a movie to end things.
You obviously never read "Life In Hell" the Matt Groening comic strip that inspired Simpsons. "Life..." gives "Tom The Dancing Bug" a run for its money. This is why you're supposed to read books, and not let TV and Youtube be your nursing tit.
Yeah, fuck Simpsons; Groening should have had "Life In Hell" be a show on Adult Swim, and have that spin off into an R rated movie.
Man I hadn't thought about Life In Hell for a long time. Used to love love love that strip. But as the strip classically established: “Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.”
So basically, your complaint is not anything having to do with what's on screen, but rather that you no longer have the satisfaction of knowing that the cultural stereotype is being voiced by a white person? Well, that's not weird at all.
My complaint is with the ideology and thinking that characters must be played by their same race, gender or disability. THEY'RE ACTORS! Guess what, Tom Hanks didn't really have aids in Philadelphia. Jamie Foxx wasn't really blind in Ray. Bart fucking Simpson is voiced by a woman, FFS. It's even sillier with animated series'. At the time The Simpsons didn't have a huge budget and there weren't so many voice actors so one actor had to voice several characters. They know this, but because people get offended over everything, even in a COMEDY show so they get rid of Apu. That's the problem. Stand by the character YOU created, FFS.
Was Chef in South Park voiced by a white guy? The "Shitty Wok" guy was, but they had him turn out to be a white guy with D.I.D. with a Chinese alter.
The point, as near as I can tell, is that you're offended by attempts to be considerate of other people. Cultural conservatism in a nutshell: "My feelings should matter but nobody else's should, and if anybody else's do, I'll view it as a personal affront."
The character they created was intended to be lighthearted. They found out that while well intentioned, the way they had created the character was hurtful to some people, and not in a way they intended to poke fun. In context many of the characters attributes, such as the accent, could be seen to be racial caricatures. This is especially valid given that the late 80s created character of Apu shares many mannerisms with other Indian caricatures from the time, such as Ben in Short Circuit who was literally played by a white Jewish guy in brown face.
Another component: They could have made the character of Apu less stereotypical while keeping the original voice actor if they wanted. They agreed with the point that there are not enough opportunities for South Asian actors and they felt like it was unjust to take away one of the more prominent ones away. I know diversity, equity and inclusion a bad rap from many on the right, but those issues should be taken seriously. The Problem With Apu is a documentary that looked at this issue specifically.
