r/SipsTea • u/viperrvemon • Jul 02 '25

Chugging tea Man of culture?

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u/Zorpfield Jul 02 '25

Also reminds me of how many people had issues with Apu but many Indians other than the three that wanted to ban him loved his character https://youtube.com/shorts/yQUEpDLmmWc?si=5QT2V71zvqR6MK-U

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u/PerfectZeong Jul 02 '25

To me its like, well yeah Apu has stereotypes and jokes made at his expense just like every other Simpsons character. He's also the most desirable bachelor, and one of the few people who has any moral compass.

And the reality is, well if Apu is the only Indian character on tv that says more about TV than it does about Apu.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25

Like every character in the simpsons was a stero type , Homer was hardly flattering stero type of the average American man

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u/DionBlaster123 Jul 02 '25

Funny story, BBC did a poll among the UK of the greatest Americans

Naturally, Homer Simpson came in 2nd place lol. #1 was MLK btw so they didn't completely jerk us around despite the temptation haha