“It just didn’t feel right.” Hank Azaria said the uproar over Apu Nahasapeemapetilon really got to him
“Once I realized that that was the way this character was thought of, I just didn’t want to participate in it anymore,” Azaria told theAdded Azaria, “What happened with this character is a window into an important issue. It’s a good way to start the conversation. I can be accountable and try to make up for it as best I can.
”The outcry over the character wasin the episode “No Good Read Goes Unpunished," when Marge Simpson reads a book to daughter Lisa that has been changed from its original version to something not so controversial. “Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect. What can you do?,” says Lisa. The show then panned to a picture of Apu.In a statement to theexecutive producers said: "We respect Hank’s journey in regard to Apu.
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