Indians React to Apu Controversy [Street Interview] | ASIAN BOSS
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- For the longest time in American entertainment, The Simpson’s Apu was the only major Indian figure on television. Depicted primarily as a convenience store clerk, Apu has long been the center of criticism by the Indian-American community for his shallow representations of Indians and Indian culture. And after 30 years on air, the voice actor of Apu, Hank Azaria, recently announced that he will no longer be voicing the character going forward. But while the Indian-American stance is well circulated, are you curious as to how people in India feel about the Apu character? We hit the streets of Mumbai to find out.
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The point of the Simpsons is to be offensive. It is meant to be politically incorrect. All characters are stereotypes.
exactly, all characters are equally presented in a very sarcastic and exaggerated way. If it's Abu or Flanders or Homer, they all are portrayed in the same "offensive" way. Also it's a cartoon made by and for adults. I don't think theres one (grown) person on earth who honestly believes that real people have bright yellow skin.
The thing is, when an American roasts/stereotypes Americans, that's generally deemed acceptable. Still, many black Americans might get offended if a non-black American makes fun of them, and vice versa. Already the western world propagates a very negative image of developing Asian countries in general, so adding such offensively stereotypical humor layer to it is bound to not go down well with people who are at the receiving end; Indians, in this case. And it's not limited to Indians. I've seen several instances online of Americans or Europeans getting very offended when Asian people roast them. It's natural.
@@kdpak bunch of crybabies getting offended by a cartoon
that doesn't mean its completely fine to do so. Stereotypes in popular media can be harmful
Thankyou. I couldn’t help laugh at all these thick as Indian accents in this video lmfaoo
I love the girl that said "American humor is generally offensive anyway" 😆
She ain't wrong, lol.
@@syunafrost351 rip your logic
@@syunafrost351 still India didn't overtaked USA's rape rate😂
@@devu940 true.
@@syunafrost351 India is not high in rape
Look at America and so called developed countries
Here's my advice to Indians living in America; if someone calls you Apu, respond with, "Yes, Mr. Homer. Would you like your usual tub of ice cream topped with mini-pies?"
Most white Americans are kind gracious people.
Exactly! Problem solved.
The simple "business owner, married to a beautiful woman? I'll take it"
If an Indian said that to me I would laugh and become closer with him. That's how men bond. Death to liberal BS
@@BobSmith-un5mw based.
Im indian myself and I find apu hilarious, although ofc people who perceive Indians by just the character is wrong.
These indian Americans trying to stand up for the country when more than 50% of us Indians never found it offensive
@@straivalist8281 lmao in a normal case scenario, Indian accent sounds more or less the same as portrayed. No matter whether North Indian or South Indian..
@@bob-wy2tf yeah you will get ur greencard now don't worry😉
@@madtitanoboa462
Sheesh ChapriBoy69 tryna look cool huh? Chapriboy69 with a fake American accent oh you gon justify Indians are cool huh?
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True I don't find this offensive because if you do you need serious help
American-Indians: Omg isn't this offensive?
Indians: No it is funny.
Do you think that proves a point or something? American-Indians and Indians have a totally different experience.
@@logner don't be irrelevant with your ignorance. There's repubs, dems, liberals, independents, and more political parties you can educate yourself on to see how informed people have options.
@@jessica2575 true ,they got bullied
I don't even thing Indians in US were offended, it was the white privileged sjw's
@ZachCouch American Indians find it offensive because they have been a victim of racism from the American intellectuals because this cartoon compels them to be and form stereotypes about all the Indians.
Most of the characters in the Simpson are a stereotype of something. That's why it's funny.
Amen, political correctness is killing our childhood.
somaiat the difference is, indian people only had apu as representation for a long time in the west, so western people incorrectly stereotyped and percieved indians in general like Apu, when indians in fact are more diverse than westerners.
@@IndoManiac90 What makes you think Indians are more diverse than westerns, have you ever studied the history of the western world to just make that subjective opinion? And personally I've watched The Simpsons since I had common sense, and I've never thought that all of the people of one country are the same, that's not racism that's stupidity to think that way, and I've never heard anyone who watched that cartoon say: Oh all of Indian people are like that!
@@IndoManiac90 You're correct, but the thing is, that's a systemic problem with American media.
For a LONG time, there hasn't been good Indian-American representation on TV.
So Indian Americans are pointing the finger at Apu as being bad, because he's the #1 most well known Indian on TV, and he's a stereotype.
I understand the logic, but I think it's unfair. Apu isn't a problem. The American media as a whole has problems.
Yamilet Soler Its a fact that indians are more diverse than westerners, western culture is very young and based on christianity and greek democracy, and the 1800s age of enlightenment. Thats it basically. While India has many different native systems languages, religions and customs and traditions. Indian culture is 4500 years old basically.
"I do not sound like Apu in any manner"
Says that exactly like Apu 😅
Lol ikr
I died when he said that
I thought I was the only one who noticed 😂
really as an indian I don't see it at all
@@dishasharma5624 many people do. I have an accent too. Maybe not the stereotypical Italian accent, but still I do have one. Nothing wrong with it.
As an Indian I love everything about Apu. He's the sole person on the Simpsons who lives the American dream. An immigrant having a business and a family, what more can you ask for?
But it is sad that they have decided to remove him from the show.
And what does that have to do with you being indian?
@@Fischjesicht indian like that dude who hated apu said it is offensive to indians... Which mostly just guys like him, kal penn, and others who portrayed middle-eastern roles in hollywood.. they all hate the fact that it's a white voice actor doing multiple voices(french, british, asians and indians)
homers living the american dream tho
I hate how they never mentioned, he's also a firefighter and was in a successful band. Apu was amazing.
An entrepreneurial business owner, who managed to provide for his wife and eight children as an immigrant.
@@Naamiko AND HE NEVER GAVE UP.
Most of us don't even know the character. I don't know his story.
Ok
And was such a natural romantic that literally the entire town had to compete directly with him because their wives were getting jealous of his wife.
Apu is shown as "extremly backwards"? 🤔
He's one of the few characters in the show that isn't a complete idiot.
Exactly! He's actually one of the beloved characters on the show. Don't think I know anyone that dislikes him.
They meant the India flashback I believe
Culturally backward they meant
Backward in the sense of dowry and stufff but it was funny and accurate stereotype of the fast.
they mean in a orthodox way
Asian Boss should start looking at Indian movies that make fun of people from other states in their own country...That would be a good one to get opinions on...
A really good comment. Bollywood is all about the glory of North Indians and the stereotypical representation of people from other parts of the country (like South Indians and Bengalis)
Right. I am from punjab and we don't do" balay balay" tunuk tunuk" in public lol
@@Slapnutss south indians do the same lol
Agreed.
@DKhisa sorry but they're not anti women , African , dark skin or whatever they just talk about it but never ever hate you for being that and also of caste I thought the same as you until I heard the word reservation.
When the girl said..."Indians are not all same" its true tho
I KNOW PEOPLE FROM INDIA AND NEPAL AND MALAYSIA AND BELIEVE ME THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT EASY TO GET ANGRY THEY ARE ALWAYS HAPPY AND LAUGHING ALL THE TIME AT ANYTHING ONCE I SHOW THEM THE SCENES WHERE APU IS WITH A SHOTGUN ON THE ROOF OF THE STORE AND THAT DAY THEY LAUGHED LIKE CRAZY BECAUSE THEY HAVE A STORE TOO.
What's wrong with Indians having their own accent? Y'all go head over heels when a French guy or an Italian guy speaks. Every region like UK, Australia,Ireland have their own accents which are considered cool and people in some other regions don't even prefer to speak in English because they feel their own language is more important.We are Indians and we love the way we speak. We don't want anyone saying otherwise.🇮🇳💓
Exactly, I don't wanna fake my accent but I found out that some foreigners don't understand indian accent lol. No offence
I find indian accent really pretty, it's different, it's sounds almost like a song to me. I'm from Brazil. 😊😀
@Hi Bye Yes, haha.
Its funny anyway.
@hafiz rahhman correct 😂
This interview is an example of how diverse India is...
@Grey Wild Wolf man u really should come to India literally after 1 mile they speak a diff language , almost dif culture , dif climate etc...even if I don't agree to u saying UK is more diverse that India , I'm sure in UK too everyone has their own opinion.
@@binney3880 1 mile is to much less 🤣
@@Noone-gz8li can only be witnessed at the state borders
Diverse in the sense?
replace "India" with humanity and you will find the real point.
When it comes to The Simpsons, every character is seen as equally stereotyped. The show maintains this status quo well because it isn’t meant to be hyper realistic or politically correct, but rather an adult cartoon that places a satirical emphasis on modern American society through fiction.
Homer: fat dumb American… Ned Flanders: crazy religious guy… every Italian: in the mob… Krusty the clown: a bum who has nothing going for him… list goes on
What if an American was portrayed in an Indian Cartoon to be obese, eating burger all the time, noisy owning a gun and getting a divorce after every marriage(about 50% American marriages fail). If they would find it funny, then we too find Apu funny.
Go ahead and represent Americans that way in a cartoon.
Who cares?
My grandma would think it's offensive because Homer looks yellow.
Doh! Lol
😂😂😂
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I'm gluten free, thanks for asking
Why ? Do your grandmother have jaundice?
I watched the Simpsons basically my entire life. My interpretation of Apu has always been an intelligent, successful man that patiently endures the stream of idiots he encounters. The episode where Lisa goes vegetarian is one of my favorites and Apu is the only "thinking" person she encounters and he mentors her. His character is one of few on the show that is never an imbecile or idiot.
Same. Apu may not be the most funny character but just like Lisa the most normal and intelligent character.
If my memory serves, Apu actually has a degree and can be considered one of the smartest characters in the series; up there with Lisa and Professor Frink. (Yes, Professor Frink is rather eccentric, but he's still incredibly intelligent.)
@@notsureiL now this is something we(Indians) should be offended by. Apu should be the most funniest character in Simpsons. Smh.
Apu does have flaws like selling expensive stuff and with bad quality. Or neglecting Manjula's emotions (because he's a hardworker). But he's one of the most normal and sensical characters in the simpsons.
@@Kaizer-pt5vk :^)
Apu is one of the best Simpsons characters. He's got a job that he cares about and runs well, he has a family, he makes a lot of effort to be a family man ontop of his job. He's got a lot of morals and standards.
Honestly Simpsons is a satire, all characters are meant to exaggerated and flawed. I understand in current scenario with racism it’s tough for Asians ...but Apu was a much loved character among ppl who’s been watching Simpson since childhood...despite his stereotypical character. Pp who are taking offence..have you not seen the main character? He is the most flawed of the lot. I don’t see white ppl protesting for his character.
Exactly 😭🤣
Its mean to be over exaggerated and Simpsons also contains hundreds of other jokes regarding black people is well but in haven't seen them offended, and apu is only one character compared to other several white and black characters
Should have done this interview with Indians who live in USA - Simpsons isn’t that popular in India
Don't they show it in the channel 'star world'? I've always grew up watching The Simpsons.
Agreed
India is filled with hypocrites 😆 so do the world...
@The Alchemist *animax flashbacks*
Simpsons used to be aired here. Lot of people do watch it. We love family guy, bojack and bobs burger as well.
Title should be *"We created Apu Controversy in India"*
Lolz
Exactly hardly anyone watches Simpsons in India.
ARMY 💜💜💜
I think, not so many Indians know about this show...
It was already there, the voice artist quit because of this controversy so yeah this is a follow up to try to align the thoughts between the Indian American community and the a Indian community.
I dont watch Simpsons anymore but back in the Nineties I thought Apu as a character was a positive influence, not necessarily of Indian people but Indian convenience store owners. Back then it was a fairly new thing and some people didnt like it. They thought "they are taking over our country". Apu humanized them to the long time American citizens. Having said that, maybe that was a long time ago and maybe Apu as his original intention has lost its meaning (Simpsons too). He should however be respected for his original meaning.
You know, these guys do have a point. People who watch satire tend to believe that everything that happens on screen happens in real life. Take Monty Python for instance, they represent cheese shop owners in a very negative light by suggesting that they never have any cheese. They do a massive disservice by massively oversimplifying the job of a cheese shop owner. I would love it if there could be one show that really dives deep into every facet of being a cheese shop owner like placing cheese orders, filing taxes, cleaning the shop, paying bills, dealing with boring customers, waiting around all day. It is truly riveting stuff that is sure to garner the attention of the masses for its attention to detail and the thrilling nature of the job.
Hopefully you guys understand that comedy is comedy. Anything you see done in a comedy show should not be taken seriously at face value because it most likely purposely misrepresents the subject matter for the sake of comedy. If you want a factual and true telling on something, go to school, read a book, speak to an expert, or watch a documentary
Nice satire dude! I see what you did over there with the cheese shop owners thing. 😂
Indian-Americans: *APU IS OFFENSIVE.*
Indians: He's fine, I guess.
Indian-Americans grew up in a world where Apu was the only representation they ever got and are pissed.
Indians grew up in a place where there are millions of Indian characters in media portraying every type of personality - liberal, conservative, aggressive, passive, intelligent, stupid.
Apu sure is offensive. They interviewed like 5 people who didn't find it offensive at all, pretty sure others would have found it offensive. Apu presents in a wrong and derogatory manner.
The problem is indian Americans are wannabe whites...and freak out when shown the mirror.
only 2nd generation Indian americans. Indian immigrants are highest earners of any race in USA even including whites/Jews and they aren't really concerned about Apu. They are only concerned about how to make money in USA. these 2nd gen Indian americans who are having good life coz of their hardworking parents have nothing to do in their life but complain.
Arun K: big yikes there
In spite of how the interviewer often framed the question in a negatively biased manner, many of the Indians wern't offended anyhow.
but tbh Indians get offended very quickly I think they are just exceptions
@@ridhijain1624 It is pride and feeling defensive of your own culture. I understand the reaction.
They do stuff like that in all Asian boss videos
These people aren’t the 100% representation of India. There are still adults, old people, many local language only people and working class, who are not so open like a city, middle class English taught teen towards western humor that shows sensitive topics that people are actually trying to curb. Like for example consider the show showing actual slave trading, homophobia and black person shown to be just a gang member who keeps stealing things, in general these would have a message type portrayal of situation that shows how wrong they are but they didn’t do that for these sensitive topics because of lack of knowledge. Plus one guy made a good point, this portrayal affects Indians in America a lot more with bullies and a standing history of racism.
Dude I'm an Indian. I'm not offended. It's a cartoon. But remember, there will always be whiners.
I have never found any Indian with that accent in my 17 years of life in India .
Only time I heard this accent waw ehen Howard was imitating Raj in TBBT .
LOL 😂😂😂
But in the video there are some indians who do sound like apu to be honest
Ghar sa bhar nikal kabi too pata laga 🤣🤣
@@thevains and the fact he cant even spell or write properly shows he is lying 🤣😂
Like serisolsy what is "waw", "ehen" and etc 🤣😭
I’m gonna time stamp every time they found it funny or inoffensive 1:09 1:34 2:30 3:15 3:30 3:40 4:50 5:46 6:50 7:14 8:24 8:53 10:21
''What about Apu's accent?''
won't lie, you asking indians with some who have relatively heavy accents isn't helping here... lol
Lmao "as you can see I do not sound like Apu in any possible matter"
Kind of do tbh
Bahahahaha lol
Some comedians who have done shows in India have stated very accurately that my Indians, we are totally oblivious to our accent.
I could not tell the difference
Their accents were practically identical to Apu’s, including the interviewer. I’d say that, at least, was accurate.
Indian Americans: this is OFFENSIVE!
Indians living in India: Haha funny
That makes sense actually, for example: An indian will not be ridiculed in India by other INDIANS but certain Americans MAY target Indians in the US with these stereotypes which are being propagated through mass media.
Arthik Alexander Thanks for being a reasonable person. While as a brown guy I actually liked Apu, I can understand that some people found him offensive.
@@arthikalexander316 I agree with you
Not only that, we are comfortable with the fact that we’re Indians and we don’t need to prove it. For them, it’s not the case.
Americans are such snowflakes these days
I studied in Malaysia as a USA citizen. I had Chinese and Indian roommates. We all had a sence of humar. One the things we liked to do is make fun of each other's accents.
This was excellent! I was really impressed by everyone's thoughtful and nuanced opinions. I like how you showed the differences of opinion.
"It's not funny anymore" ...I mean the episode is from 1997.
Yeah, I was wondering why they weren't mentioning that it was an old episode.
because they didnt give info...they were still treating it like it was now a days controversy too
EXACTLY! That episode aired when I was in middle school. I was hoping someone would point that out. That episode is 23 years old.
He meant that Bollywood had made fun of these Indian customs hundreds of times so it has become stale. That is why he mentioned Govinda who is a legendary comedy actor from the 90s.
Exactly!
indians don't know that NRI's get bullied by such stererotypes.
@b king all Indians are not scammers and Indians also get scammed many times in white countries .
@b king you prove the point of NRIs here ..idiots like you are the reason for the entire opposition to this character..Like it or not ...there will always be some scammer whether in India or some other part of the world who will keep scamming Low IQ dumbfucks like u
@b king if you stop being a racist we will stop scamming you shits
@ArmchairWarrior lol you guys say black lives matter and few moments later show your racist and stereotyping attitude towards another race.
Pratham Pohokar Exactly LoL. Racist assholes
"As you can see while I'm talking I do not sound like Apu in any possible manner" - 6:49
I just *HOWLED* laughing!
He is right!
It's a contrast thing. The more foreign something is to someone, the harder it becomes to distinguish between things. It works both ways too. To someone who doesn't speak English, or a Germanic language, they might have a really hard time noticing differences between a British accent or American accent.
me too!!! lmao tear jerker....i am still laughing!
@@abbyalphonse499 part of the problem is most Indians learn British English to begin with because of the country's history. This makes it even more difficult when speaking to Americans. Their pronunciation is an attempt to emulate a dialect Americans themselves have trouble understanding even though it's the same language. On top of this, the way Hindi and other Indian languages are structured, it lacks phonemes critical to English. Perfect example is the letter H. Most Indians will pronounce it like "hatch" when it's more like "eech". I've noticed they have trouble with G too. Then when you get to words that are both portmanteaus of Latin and Germanic languages, it breaks down completely.
I think the interviewer should have mentioned that clip is older than most of the interviewees.
If Indian Americans find it offensive, wouldn't it make sense to interview Indian Americans vs people in India who've not heard of the cartoon?
No because the point of this channel is talking to people in Asia. lol
True that.... Seems like Asian boss is looking for some spice 😅
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Yes, that would make sense. It's great to hear from Indian people in India, but I feel like it's not the full picture.
Yeah it doesn't make sense to ask Indians or east Asians these kinds of questions because they don't have the lived experience of being a racial minority in a white majority country. What millennial Indian Americans say about Apu is that for a long time he was the only reference point in American media for what Indians are like, so a lot of American perceptions about Indians were based this exaggerated caricature. I personally don't find Apu's character to be very offensive, but our opinions aren't relevant.
I love how the interviewer asked the questions in a way to nudge them to say they were offended and most still said it was okay and funny 😆
Haha yeah, journalism ^^"
Yeahhh.... context was very much lacking here and there were a lot of leading questions. He should have explained that this show is comprised of stereotypes of all cultures and exaggerated archetypes of the people you will find in America. When bringing up two sides, the argument on one side wasnt "people should be less sensitive" it's that Apu 's character fits the point of the show that he is actually the mosre ontellignet characters of the show, etc. Man i dont even watch the simpsons but this interview was kinda dead. Just full of leading questions.
Indian Americans are uptight that's about it
Donnie Darko I agree lol
2 women took the bait.
They picked one of only scenes where Apu deals with a stereotypical situation. Usually he's just a funny guy who happens to have immigrated from India.
Notice that the grievances are mostly about the arranged marriage being an old school thing to them.
Indians in India: not affected by negative stereotypes in Western media
Indians in Western countries : affected by negative stereotypes by the only representation of their race in that culture.
5:29 guy in the back : twerk twerk twerk ;)
lol yea
lmfao
😂😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
LMBO!
Apu is just a character of a cartoon, he is not supposed to represent anything, let alone 1,2 billion people...
Thank you. It never ceases to amaze me, how far people will go to create an issue. Where are the hordes of middle aged white men complaining about homer? Or chief wiggam, krusty the clown etc. Every character every created is a stereotype, that's what makes its relatable.
That's what they said in video
It’s funny cause the Indians I’m seeing on this episode and in person all sound like Apu. Apu is an immigrant in the Simpson’s world, he’s not going to sound like white guy John Henry Ford. 🤦🏻♂️
I'm just waiting for obese people around the world complaining about Homie Simpson and Griffin. Fat people are dumb media tells us.
@Black Gold is it because you learnt British English LUL I know a Chinese woman that's never even left China with a British accent because she learnt English through British programs
As someone who is not Indian and is american I found Apu to be fascinating and made me intreseted in the culture. I never had a shred of racism towards India growing up with the cartoon.
I liked the guy who said, “It’s a cartoon, it’s supposed to be funny. They’re not trying to be offensive, so don’t take it seriously.”
Seriously but the girl in short hair is gorgeous i mean omg !
Ikr
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I'm personally not into Indian women but she's definitely cute
ARMY!
She's gorgeous and open, outgoing.
hi army💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Brown people aren't only indian take some interview to northeastern indian too yooo
Exactly. 💯
@@lysosome4684 peace 🌈
Yeah bro!!! India is diverse country they should understand this.
@@lysosome4684
Yes make yellow people matters
@@hunter-z4547 we really need to make this popular (YLM)
The Simpsons show all the stereotypes of all countries. HOMER HIMSELF IS AN AMERICAN STEREOTYPE to begin with 😂😂
Imagine showing the show from the 90s to modern Indians and expecting them to not find it offensive.
I lived in a Indian community for a couple years in Surrey,BC, Canada. I loved it great neighbors, and very friendly.
I bet they wore a turban(punjabis) if you are talking about Indians in Canada
@@zobr0s77 yes, a person cannot call first nations people "Indians " anymore in canada.
@@datsunlambchops4624 i was just saying, no offense to anyone
@@zobr0s77 no problem, I dont get offended by anything. Except people calling each other stupid.
@@zobr0s77
That's only true for Toronto, in rest all places all kinds of Indian immigrants live in Canada, not just the Punjabis. And all Punjabis don't wear a turban. Only majority of Seekhs do. Punjab in India doesn't only have Seekhs. It's a composite society as well, just like most of India.
I’m Mexican-American and I always found Bumble Bee man HILARIOUS.
What about Speedy Gonzalez?
and i like Uther. You know the little german. but in the german version it wouldnt make sense that he is german, so they made him swiss.
Yea but what if someone who is also of Mexican decent doesn't find it funny and more over find
@@crushersbutlessedgynow then they are soft. Mexicans grow up making fun of one another not crying about things.
My best friend is Italian-American & they love Fat Tony.
People in India dont understand the nuances of American culture. So it doesnt make sense for them.
This was fantastically unbiased. Huge props to the interviewer and whoever else was involved. First time I’ve seen “news” that didn’t have some sort of agenda. Thank you!
Lol here in northeast india
Most of the native people dont have any dowry system
Joi aai axom..north east toh nimilei india r logt
Love to our North Easten brothers and sisters from the city of Dreams MUMBAI!!! 😁✌
Yes we have it but in reverse like chinese society etc.
@@realitycheck6622 in my culture both sides offer to each other
Yeah that's right in North of India many of people don't take any dowry now that time is changing and the mind of people is also changing
Some people in the comment section need to stop accent shaming Indians.
An average Indian speaks about 3 regional languages(could be more). Accent is something that you cannot control when you grow up speaking so many languages. It's the mother tongue effect.
So stop making fun of Indians if they speak English with a heavy accent.
And yes... Apu's accent is definitely exaggerated. Only Indians could tell this. It may sound same to non-Indians.
Also, it would be justified if you conduct this interview with the American Indians. The Simpsons isn't even popular in India. You can't judge a character by few clips.
Shaming ≠ making fun of
I think many people genuinely enjoy Indian accent because it sounds funny and entertaining to them. It's different and recognizable. Why be ashamed of something that invokes positive feelings in the listeners? It's more like a gift, just be proud of it instead of feeling insecure about your accent.
@@tiihtu2507 Finding something entertaining and making fun of something.. are 2 different things.
We aren't ashamed of our accent.. it's the people outside India who shame and insult us for having an accent different than theirs.
But you won't understand because you aren't in our shoes.
Easier said than done.
@@RiYa-et2fy Yes, because nobody never makes fun of Finnish accent(s). Obviously I don't have the slightest clue how you feel because I'm not Indian. 🤦♂️
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People can't shame or insult you if you don't care about what they think. While in normal social context that is a recipe for trouble, in this case the opinion of other people shouldn't really matter, true? The accent is part of you and other Indian people and it doesn't harm anyone. It's not up to Americans or any other nationality to decide if it's good or bad, so why should you feel ashamed or insulted if someone outside of India doesn't like it? It's unfair to expect other people to change the way they speak when there is nothing inherently wrong about it.
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However, just as I said, I think most English speakers actually enjoy the Indian accent. It just sounds characteristic and defies their expectations in relation to their native accent so people find it funny and people like to make fun of funny things. It's not the only accent that people poke fun of, not even close. I'm not sure if there is need to take it too seriously, because it doesn't negatively affect on how Indians are seen. Even in the Simpsons Abu is probably the sanest and most likable character.
The accent is not exaggerated at all just listen to this people in the interview are you deaf? They have extremely heavy accent that I can barely undersrand.
@@williamlivermore6004 it's moreover similar. Indians won't find it offensive but the indian Americans will.
“Indians don’t talk like that” as he talks like Apu.
Wow really enjoyed these interviews!! 👏 Great job
I love how respectful and kind these people are about this topic. They calmly explain their opinion and give good constructive criticism 10/10.
they all bath in cow dung tho..
“Good” constructive criticism is subjective. Not every one agrees with their opinions. I for one don’t think people should be butt hurt about comedy. It’s stupid to want nice comedy.
while sounding like apu
The girl with the short hair was beautiful and amazing and got it!!!
i was thinking the same!!
Reminded me of Keira Knightley, especially when she laughed
@Haritha T You can name just as many from north india...i don't see your point. Besides, further dividing a country into "north" and "south" unnecessarily and then chest thumping your part with the stupid tribal mentality is totally what we need right now, right? And that is what he was pointing out. He wasn't saying there aren't pretty women in south india, he was pointing out that he's fed up with people shoving their self pride into people's faces everywhere. Relax ffs.
@Haritha T south india are black
@@Adarshjha-fw7cu not necessarily, it's just a stereotype, the same way most of the north Indians think that south Indians= Madrasi
As someone from a rural white area, I find Apu to be far closer to the way these people talk than to the way people I grew up around talk are generally portrayed.
Fantastic video my friend! Very interesting to see the different view points!
Why am I finding the Indian interviews the most enjoyable on asian boss channel?
The people interviewed, regardless of their age, are all very well spoken, eloquent and with their own well thought opinion. Thumbs up for the great work 💓
Indians are highly opinionated in general. It's hard to find an Indian who is clueless about things around the world
Example
*The blue shirt kid*
Cuz we are jobless.
@@Azhar_shaikh1 having opinions means you have the time to educate yourself, doesn't mean you're jobless
cause its a land of youths and we need to educate oursleves a lot even to get the simplest of jobs
“Shown to be backwards”? Apu is one on the smart characters.
out of? no records?
In terms of mentality(orthodox) not intelligence.
@@shreyamathur824 Apu has a PhD, so yes, absolutely in terms of intelligence as well.
They are judging on the base of this 30sec clip what willl u expect?
This is excellent journalism. Thank you!
I love the Simpson's, I love apu and I love hank and his portrayal. Having said that I completely get that Indian kids living in a largely 'white' country may have suffered hurtful remarks by others who didn't know better (or didn't care...)
I think Hank's apology shows he's a decent guy but he's not really to blame. I'll miss him as Apu.
Short haired girl was super cool and very pretty! Level headed responses!
Todomatsu?? pls tell me im right
@@illsmith4076 LMAO yeah
@Ganjuri ganjuri why not simp she’s pretty
Model
funny that the people with the same accent as apu say that they have no accent.
Yes, they have basically the same accent as Apu (which is not a bad thing per se, in fact it's not something one can easily control) even as they are saying they do not.
Which makes you realize how little you can tell about your own accent.
@@firefly618 It wasn't until I started traveling outside of Ohio to different parts of America that I realized I had an accent (one of many accents in America). I had no idea at the time. It is almost impossible to detect one's own accent.
Mahadev Bhakt Kaneki I wouldn’t say exactly the same, but pretty similar.
Really..?
Are U sure..? Coz I couldn't Find that..
ENGLISH is actually the Official Language of Indian govt, To that This Accent it makes Me think are U dumb to realize there are 425 language in India and EXPECT us to Have SAME ACCENT.. WTF
Their accent comes from being asian and attempting to speak british english instead of american english. I find it soothing.
Manufacturing outrage. The Simpsons mocks literally everyone.
I love hearing level-headed responses by the people being lampooned as opposed to the loud, blanket calls for cancellation after one person pointed out the negative side. And most often the calls are coming from people who are unaffected by the controversy in question.
There is no such thing as cancel culture. If that were the case most of Hollywood and music would be out of work. People sure know how to run a word into the ground.
I will say this. As a a Sri Lankan I was often mocked by my white peers at university with an Apu accent. I feel Sri Lankans speak English with a different accent compared to our Indian and other South Asian fellows so the sort of generalisation that "all brown people speak the same" was thoroughly irritating.
Most do so you can’t be mad
The problem with Apu as can be seen in this interview is that even Indians themselves have different accents based on which states they are from.
@@RamananRV Same in USA too. NY , LA has differences too.
@@RamananRV SO there is no problem with his accent, I find his easier to understand than most actual indian accents
@@mjeffbr that's because his voice actor is an American.
unrelated but that girl with the short hair is so PRETTY
Which fRickIng one
The SIMPsons
@@taelentstrash6745 3:40
Yeah she is!
Simp alert🚨🚨🚨
The girl at 10:53 makes a good point but who the hell from America has the the money and leisure time available to travel to India just to learn more about the culture and correct their stereotypes? Does anyone care enough to do that? Most white people here earn minimum wage, are in massive debt, and spend whatever extra money they have on junk food or beer or entertainment. The onus is on the native Indian culture to stop making stereotypical Bollywood films, fight to break the “Fobby” stereotype, and present the best and boldest modernized authentic Indians so the stereotype can be changed and the world will stop making fun of “Indian culture”
Why a non indian guy is voicing a Indian character that's so weird
Hes an actor
I feel like the interview is a little unfair to Apu's character, considering he's a recurring side character who had a whole story arc and this is a pretty old episode (as in tough this was a major plot point for Apu, his story did not end here). His marriage is just one episode and there is a lot more to his character than just that. He's smart and well-educated, he's an entrepreneur who loves his job, he's charming and romantic, he became a father (which stressed him out because after desperately trying for a baby they end up having 8), he taught Lisa you can't force your views on others (when she became vegetarian)... He's been beloved by many fans.
Agree. IMO Apu is one of the most beloved side characteres
5:44 I can't take my eyes off from the man in the background
Ipsita Pradhan he seems to be really enjoying the railing
🤣🤣🤣
He is holding in his piss
@@shanudhiman3951 I should take your comment as a joke 😅
@@user-qy8zi8hq4v yes u should because that was this comment all about.
Apu is never portrayed in a negative light, he's shown as a hard working dedicated man who later on when he gets married and has kids Is a good father and husband. This isn't the greatest context you can give people who have never seen the show.
5:50 this guy is talking the truth the most genuine and obvious answer👏
Short hair girl at 1:46 just stole my heart 💘😍 Who is she? Please, ASIAN BOSS let's make her famous for no reason
Wth
@@jenimarai1906 hey babe after a long time
Yes she's gorgeous!
😂 😂
@@jenimarai1906 babe u r also there in the comment section of al jazeera
But...wouldn't the American-Indians be facing the first hand effects of this portrayal than Indians who live in India?
Edit: I meant Indians residing in the US and not the native Americans . I'm glad that I opened up this discussion, I did learn a thing or two .
Exactly
The Simpsons play INTERNATIONALLY
@@disneydisney1490 Sure, the show is global. But it is viewed most by Americans. Therefore, Indian-Americans are going to be those most affected by the cultural stereotypes.
@@disneydisney1490 Indian here. We don't have The Simpsons streaming on T. V.
Americans Indians are not the original indigenous Indians but rather the political face of the new world because they changed the face of the old world! These people come from Siberia an different parts of russia alot of them are khazar Mongolian Turk descendants Americas history is not the truth. Our history is political although other countries history is political but not like ours! A lot of real Indians in America were reclassified as African America or Black Americans for political purposes by the democrats! Indians are not pale we come in different shades of brown. Those so call Indians that are pale are descendants of khazar Turks an are not indigenous coming from the original authentic stock!
This was fascinating. Thank you.
To be fair I don't think Indians in India can have a full understanding of why Indian Americans might find Apu offensive. They don't have to deal with the people around them only having an idea of their culture from a cartoon that makes jokes about them. And obviously it'll even be different for Indians in America and whether they live in a diverse community or somewhere where they could be the only Indian person in the town.
I like the short haired girl’s personality, she gives good vibes lol
What they didn’t mention is that the Simpsons makes fun of all races and nationalities, they make fun of Americans more than they do India’s, they don’t even portray Apu in a bad way either.
How many American characters are on TV vs Indian characters. Indians have 1 representation; Apu. While Americans have millions of different ppl on TV and they are a majority group.
That's true! The Simpsons make fun of everyone and portray stereotypes from all countries! Apu was not portrayed in a bad light, but he, and this episode in particular, were heavily stereotyped.
These stereotypes do not harm (white) Americans, whereas they do harm Indian people.
While The Simpsons does make fun of Americans, they are showing it to a primarily (white) American audience, who know that it is a joke, and can understand that the stereotypes because they themselves are American.
When these stereotypes are of an oppressed group, it gives (white) Americans an excuse to be racist and all-around bad people!
Or at least, this is what I thought, but I never really watched The Simpsons and I don't live in America either.
@@AmanSingh-wb5tp that’s because a majority of the film industry is in America, also you’ve clearly never heard of Bollywood
@@rickybidnez they dont have the diversity like that in India bud. Go read up
@@rickybidnez concern yourself with something else. This ain't ur battle
The moment they removed apu, the last jigsaw piece of the Simpson’s end was laid down
An angle no one seems to be considering is that the episode of The Simpsons shown is 30 years old and the scene is a flashback to at least 20 years before the “present” time of that episode. The situation depicted in that episode while wildly stereotypical today, probably wasn’t as far out 50 years ago.
she said American humor is offensive generally and I think it's the reason why the American show is funny to some people. Some people always want to see someone or some community offended,it is funny to them because it just makes you feel like you are better person and better community.
Exactly
Soo True
But it is a Christian country - is this what Christianity teaches?
exactly buddy.
In fact, all humor is "offensive". There's always an object being attacked. However, The Simpsons mainly attacks white Americans. They are all ridiculed.
"Don't watch Bollywood。” Love that.
Omg Indian interviewed people and Apu had the same accent 😳
5:40 look at that man twerking in t he background 😂
😂🔥👌
60% Peoples in this comment section we love that short hair girl ....
Simps😳
She looks like a model
Oh! the one with the lesbian haircut???
@@MrAsingh1989 how you got it to be lesbian..u stereotypical prick
SIMPsons
Most foreigners that come here are either hippies, Yogis or youtubers.
Hahha True tho
I went there twice and not a hippie, not a yogi, and not a CZcamsr. Just a big fan of Indian foods...
@@kimberlysugiyama1958 Good to hear that. Loads of love from India..!! ❤️
@@kimberlysugiyama1958 come again after covid. ✌️
I have been there, it has been my favorite travel experience, and I'm none of those. 🙃🙃🙃🙃
"i dont speak like that." proceeds to speak like that. poor guy .
3:51 "Indians are not all the same" but its not all indians, its just Apu.
I'd like to see how Indian Americans see this. Since this isn't even a well known show in India, this doesn't really affect them.
Christoph Waltz - Indian American here. Grew up in NY/Denver. Apu is hilarious. The nature of comedy in America is to be offensive. I 1000% guarantee that if Apu wasn’t in the simpsons, people like Hari K. would be complaining that The Simpsons were being offensive by not having an Indian character in the context of other characters like Irish groundskeeper Willie or the Mexican bumblebee. “You can only please some of the people, some of the time.”
Its a pretty well known show here ...indian american here .
Indian here. Most people in my circle are unaware of The Simpsons. I have seen a few episodes, but it was not for me. I'm team South Park. That said, I don't find anything in The Simpsons offensive. It's all fine. I don't care about the race of the voice actor either.
Arranged marriage: I work in the IT industry. 95% of my colleagues got an arranged marriage. However, I've not come across child marriage in urban India. It's the same with dowry too. None of my colleagues gave or received dowry, but I know it's common in less urban parts of India.
Team Archer here with a dash of Rick and Morty.
@GutyfbBtes ... Watch the early Simpsons if you haven’t. Season 1 - 7.
Why do you think that arranged marriage is bad
ahhh HAPPY
arrange marriage isn't bad, forced marriages are
6:51
- "As you can see, while I'm talking I do not sound like Apu in any possible manner "
- [Sounds _exactly_ like Apu]
😂😂
It's racist to think Apu is racist. It's racist to think Will Smith is racist. If you think either, you have gone too far left.
To be fair, this clip is over 20 years old. The joke was more accurate of the time then. They even mention "We have moved on, why would they tell a joke like this now?" Cause they didn't. This was made before a number of these people were born.
It’s a 20 year old clip and there is a flashback to when Apu was a child
Still even in that age india wasn't like that.....😂😂😂 let's just say Americans have very small amount of knowledge & they know more about fantasy aliens world than real world 😂
@@pc_hmk2204 On LADBible CZcams channel there’s many people who have been forced into arranged marriage at a very young age and escaped it. It is a very real thing that happened traditionally in India and almost every country on Earth. I have no idea how often it happens today though.
I’m Punjabi Indian born in UK..but have been back to india a number of times throughout my life (I’m early 40s).
Although India has modernised in some respects over the last 10-15 years…there are still arranged marriages..overwhelmingly!
Young people have relationships outside of marriage of course..but it’s still quite hidden. There are exceptions of course.
Attitudes towards women in Indian Society hasn’t radically changed..even in the big cities. A lot of it has to do with culture and lack of education overall. You have to remember the size of India in population..and although there are many educated people in India..there’s many that aren’t. I’m not sure how factual the literacy rate of over 70% of Indians is according to last census..as only 4.5% are educated to degree level.
By the way I’ve met both educated, semi educated and illiterate Indians. I may not live there..but I believe I know enough to form the opinion I have.
7:03 boy you definitely do😂
He imitated apu's accent at that time
No he didn't
You guys are too naive to differentiate
@@SL-my4fg he did are u that dumb
@@user-cw4xm2bm1i they did not sound like english people, because they are not! and yet they didnt sounded like apu either, if you dont think so ,you must have hearing problem. like you people can't even tell the difference because english alphabets and words has very less variablity of sounds
I understand Apu more than the girl in pink. Exaggerated or not, Hank did a great job with Apu.
we are trying to understand why this is offensive from the wrong way.. like honestly i don't find this offensive that much but the problem is a lot of kids watch this show.. kids who don't know any better and this stuff really influences you as a kid without even knowing it and maybe not all kids but sufficient kids watch this enough to change their attitudes about their Indian classmates in a subtle way.. so yeah the point i'm trying to make is that, yes we could argue all day between adults about whether this is offensive or not, or we could look at the real impact it has on kids in subtle ways and try to combat that by actually trying to understand how this could have impacted Indian-American kids in class and making the necessary changes to avoid such stuff in the future..