The Simpsons is one of if not my all time favorite show. I'll be 41 in September, and I've been watching it since the Tracy Ullman shorts. My mother told us not to watch it, so of course that was the best endorsement possible. Anyway, I was watching some Apu-centric episodes and it seems like everytime I see them now it reminds me of that moron that made the documentary about Apu.

I seem to remember when people who wrote angry letters to TV stations or Christians who were morally outraged were mocked. One of the great early Simpsons episodes was when Marge wrote an angry letter and protested to make Itchy and Scratchy less violent. The episode had a great ending when she had to accept that she was being hypocritical.

I remember a ton of people who were from India or had parents/grandparents from there had zero problem with Apu but this loser got all the attention and glowing praise from the usual useless media. In his own documentary his parents said they had no problem. I would imagine that his parents were too busy working hard to have time to be offended. So I guess he truly became an American by being offended by a cartoon and making money to complain about it. And to think the guy calls himself a comedian. He complained that he was called Apu growing up. I was a nerdy black kid with thick glasses, and I got called Urkel. Luckily since I was taller than most kids I wasn't physically bullied, but I don't think you can make it through life without someone teasing you or saying mean things.

The whole show is pretty much stereotypes, and if you want to play the "offensive game" I'd say groundskeeper Willie or Cleetus are far more offensive. Apu is one of the smarter ones and frequently makes people look stupid.

I swear we live in a world now where people see some virtue in being offended. Out of 100 black people you could have 99 tell you they live decent lives and don't see racism as a major problem, but if 1 of them (usually someone in their teens/early 20's who grew up in a nice suburb) claims to suffer more than any slave in history, they will probably get a lot of money to appear at conferences to discuss their oppression. Same with women, hispanics, or any group. If the person who checks the right boxes is offended, here comes endless praise.

The Simpsons could've mocked this idiot, but instead they bent the knee.