Ay caramba! Is ‘The Simpsons’ really racist? Consider ‘The Problem With Apu’
When I first heard the premise of the documentary “The Problem With Apu,” I snorted derisively. What? “The Simpsons” is racist? Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is a stereotype that strays into minstrel-show territory? I was not buying it. Then I watched comedian Hari Kondabolu’s documentary, which airs Sunday night on truTV … and I was convinced. “The Simpsons” is racist. Apu — a South Asian voiced/mocked by a white guy — is o
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