Apu still hasn’t spoken on The Simpsons for 8 years
The character has been accused of racism.
The Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon has been silent for nearly a decade after being criticised for perpetuating harmful stereotypes.
The Indian convenience store worker is considered racially insensitive, not least because he was voiced by a white man, Hank Azaria, 60.
In 2017, Apu became the centre of a documentary, The Problem with Apu, which laid bare the harm his characterisation was causing.
Since then, the character has not said a word on The Simpsons.
The last time Apu spoke was the Game of Thrones parody The Serfsons, which aired in October 2017, the month before The Problem with Apu was released.
In an interview on Pablo Torre Finds Out, Azaria said The Simpsons staffers all ‘froze’ after watching the documentary and started rethinking Apu.
He has not spoken on The Simpsons for eight years (Picture: Fox)
