Hari Kondabolu responds to The Simpsons response to The Problem With Apu

As a kid in Queens, N.Y., Hari Kondabolu loved The Simpsons.
He thought it was great that there was a brown person (even a cartoon brown person) on TV.
Yes, he liked Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the convenience store owner — that is, until he grew up and took a critical look at the cartoon Apu.
As Kondabolu became a comic, he too dove into the murky waters of stereotypes for a laugh. Then 9/11 happened and suddenly those stereotype jokes were no longer funny to him. Apu was no longer funny