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GizmotheMogwai17 wrote: Okay, it's official. I don't like The Simpsons anymore! That recent Apu comment was just SO shitty and disrespectful that I can't respect the show anymore.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/why-the-simpsons-response-to-the-apu-controversy-was-so-heartbreaking-essay/ar-AAvH1CC?ocid=spartanntp

I know what your thinking,

"But you are a huge fan of Robot Chicken and that show is 100 times more offensive than The Simpsons you hypocritical fucktard!"

Well, the thing is. Robot Chicken can certainly be edgy and offensive with it's humor at times. But that's all it is.....simply just edgy humor. It's obvious that the writers of RC are just kidding with their offensive material and don't intend to hurt anyone. Seth Green is a very nice, down to Earth guy and I highly doubt he would ever do something so disrespectful on that show. While the show does get a bit ornery with sex and violence, they have NEVER actually made a personal attack on someone like The Simpsons just did on Robot Chicken. At the end of the day, Robot Chicken is just a harmless (albeit edgy) comedy show that isn't intending to hurt anyone. You can say that the show "ruined your childhood" all you want, but it's not meant to harm anyone. Pokémon saying cuss words is funny, The Joker pooping on Batman is funny, Skeletor getting stuck in traffic is funny, The Simpsons mocking an innocent man just because he made some valid arguments about the offensiveness of Apu isn't funny. What The Simpsons did is borderline bullying and I can never forgive them for that. Making personal attacks on someone isn't funny in the least. It's just cruel and despicable in every sense of the word. Here's how bad this joke was:I watched the new episode of Family Guy and the new episode of The Simpsons last night. The episode of The Simpsons offended me more than the episode of FUCKING FAMILY GUY! How unusual is that? Family Guy made me laugh like a hyena but The Simpsons made me outraged, doesn't it seem like it should be the other way around. Honestly, I think Family Guy is less offensive than that stunt The Simpsons decided to pull last night because again, it's nothing more than harmless fun and dark humor that is made with zero bad intentions whatsoever. The only Family Guy episode that seemed the least bit like bullying in the slightest was the one where they made fun of Michael J. Fox. But considering Michael J. Fox actually made fun of his OWN disability on Conan one time, I can't say anything too about Family Guy for doing the same thing. Family Guy doing a joke about disabled people in a lighthearted, silly way is a far cry from Donald Trump waving his hands around and mocking the disabled news reporter. There's a fine line between comedy and bullying and The Simpsons crossed that line last night. I don't hate The Simpsons anymore. While discussing the whole Apu problem with a group of friends, they suggested I read "The Gospel According To The Simpsons" a book that takes a more in depth look of The Simpsons's portrayal of Hindus (and religion in general) and that book's compelling arguments allowed me to warm up to The Simpsons again. I now realize that while some of the jokes on The Simpsons may come across as offensive to some whether it be the violent antics of Itchy & Scratchy, the semi-blasphemous portrayals of God, or the complaint I had in the previous post:Apu's seemingly racist and sacreligious character of Hinduism. But at the end of the day, all of the episodes are made with a positive outlook and good intentions. Characters like Apu and Flanders while obviously comedic stereotypes, are also shown to be good natured people who for the most part represent the groups they are portraying in a positive way. I didn't realize how many Hindus have considered Apu to be a good representation of their faith over time. It honestly makes me feel kind of silly by simply going by the opinion of one person as opposed to looking more in depth into Apu's character myself. I was pleasantly surprised at all of the redeeming qualities I was able to find about him and I now realize that calling The Simpsons a "hateful and bigoted show" isn't an accurate statement at all. The only reason I said that is because The Simpsons isn't generally a show that aims to offend like Family Guy or Robot Chicken. Those shows make an effort to be "equal opportunity offenders" so they don't feel like they are being hateful to one group. Just Family Guy alone has made fun of nearly everyone in the world including (but certainly not limited to) white people, black people, gay people, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Atheists, mentally challenged people, blind people, deaf people, mute people, people in wheelchairs, Mexican people, Italian people, Asian people, Autistic people, British people, rednecks, men, women, Amish people, goths, furries, fat people, republicans, democrats, libertarians, environmentalists, old people, Australian people, transgender people, French people, and nearly every individual celebrity and politician you can think of. The reason I claimed that Family Guy was okay but The Simpsons seemed rather bigoted was because The Simpsons isn't inherently an offensive show. I felt that they were limited the crude portrayals to just Hindus therefore making it a bit disrespectful but now that I think about it, they've targeted nearly everyone else in one way or another throughout the series' long run as well. For example, Smithers is arguably one of the most stereotypical gay characters on television, Carl and Dr. Hibbert have been the butt of several black jokes, the infamous Rio de Janero episode, and so on. So yeah, I completely apologize for claiming a decent show to be something it's not. It's still something I enjoy and while I'll admit it still isn't quite as funny as Family Guy at times, it's still a show that I often find myself tuning in every time I get the chance.