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The Simpson’s actor Hank Azaria calls his former character Apu a racial ‘slur’ in Dax Shepard podcast – PerthNow
The Caucasian man who voiced Indian character Apu in The Simpsons has expressed his regret over the show.
Hank Azaria has apologised for voicing the Simpsons character Apu, claiming he participated in structural racism.
Azaria who voiced the Indian character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon made the admission to told fellow actor Dax Shepardon his podcast Armchair Expert.
He claimed the character of Apu was practically a slur at this point after he retired from voicing him last year over concerns he was projecting racial stereotypes.
Part of me feels like I need to go around to every single Indian person in…
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