“Simpsons” Jokes About Apu Stereotype, But Some Aren’t Laughing

LOS ANGELES (CNN) – Sunday night’s episode of “The Simpsons” commented on a controversy over one of its characters, and not everyone thought that the response was funny.
Comedian Hari Kondabolu’s documentary “The Problem with Apu” debuted last November and looked at the show’s character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon as a negative, stereotypical representation of South Asians. Apu is an Indian-American character who operates the Kwik-E-Mart convenienc