The Annoying Truth About 'The Problem With Apu'

[@JLongbone]

Still demonetized, tho lol ►Become a Patron! www.patreon.com/JLongbone OR ►Donate! www.paypal.me/BoneyLong

[@tylergregoire1763]

I know this guy. He comes on the Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me panel from time to time. This is disheartening...

[@dlobelow760]

Yo Longbone, send some links to your outros I've been dying to cop them

[@kenneth83DK]

Damn girl you are on fire in this video, sound ,editing and script is on point. Keep this up and I'll be forced to join your Patreon😁

[@filipmolnar]

This video will have more views Than his shitty documentary

[@chrisjacobo7997]

JLongbone I think this guy just needs to get laid or something like that 🤦🏻‍♂️ and after this documentary his not getting laid never and his life dumbass

[@Laxhoop]

Does this dude think middle class white men are proud of how Homer Simpson represents them?

[@mianam.2225]

Finally, somebody asking the real shit!

[@cecilofchristmaspast4186]

Yeah, but.... but... they're white?

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

There were many points throughout his "documentary" where he and others exhibited unmitigated hypocrisy. It was disgusting. 😒

[@BlimpCityFeeder]

As opposed to Lenny, Barney, Chief Wiggum, Ned Flanders, Milhouse's Dad, Seymour Skinner, Superintendent Chalmers, Waylon Smithers, Comic Book Guy? So many other characters for middle class white male representation. As opposed to only Apu? I normally don't take up for others but Hari had valid point about Apu as "JJ" from Good Times would be a hard sell today. At the end of the day, H. Azaria made $ already so it doesn't pay to continue the character. Whether he fades like Bleeding Gums Murphy, Troy Maclure or gets butchered like Chef from South Park remains to be seen.

[@TheRisky9]

Flanders is a stereotypical Christian. And part of the joke is that not only is Flanders a Christian, he's extremely good at being a Christian. And you can't help but feel annoyed at Flanders even though he literally does nothing wrong. As a Christian what's even funnier to me is that I want to say, "But we're not all like Flanders!" Even though would it be anything bad if we were? That's what makes stereotypes great.

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

So long racist caricature who was a bilingual, family man, with a degree in computer science and one heck of a gardener.

[@hannahstarinieri1351]

TheAutistWhisperer he was also super nice to people even when they didn’t deserve it

[@Sonofsun.]

25:06 wow very big alpha almost as big as his brain but his brain is far bigger

[@WatanukiProductions]

Who likes to build furniture in his free time and then discuss where it might be placed within a room.

[@MarcAlcatraz]

Tbf I could imagine sjws getting outraged over the fact that the stereotype of the Indian guy has a degree in computer science

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

@@MarcAlcatraz How dare that minority improve himself!

[@feeble_goblin3764]

Imagine being so privileged that a cartoon character literally ruins a segment of your life

[@Laxhoop]

This came out the day after Apu officially lost his voice. They’re probably not going to replace him, since the cast is too old to have someone new join. So he’s probably just going to get killed off. Less on-screen diversity in this iconic sitcom. What a win for progressivism, huh?

[@Kimikosnoh]

Spencer Whiteway smh damn

[@sherlock7898]

Right, because they just want to attack the minority characters that audiences love. Just because a couple hecklers burned you good in a comedy club, doesn’t mean that Apu is evil.

[@Sonofsun.]

25:06 wow very big alpha almost as big as his brain but his brain is far bigger

[@GokaikillerTobi]

Did they forget about nuances or just see only color and voice as his only characteristic?

[@MrSuperbeast92]

@@GokaikillerTobi Yes. Yes they do.

[@Laxhoop]

You know, Warner Bros tried to get rid of Speedy Gonzalez like a decade ago, because they realized that the character was probably viewed as offensive. But then, the Hispanic community actually fought to have him brought back, because they viewed him as a positive role model. He was smart, strong, and basically defied a lot of Hispanic stereotypes. Yes, f*cking Speedy Gonzalez was seen as a good symbol for the people he “represented” despite him originating from a “more racist” decade, than Apu came from.

[@pengmaeda9908]

Don’t forget his Chad of a brother Slowpoke Rodriguez. You don’t mess with that mouse...

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

Spencer Whiteway> despite him originating from a “more racist” decade, than Apu came from. At the end of the "documentary" Hari says to "remember only the good times, seasons 1-10". 🤦 That's when the show was at its mos stereotypical, if anything, it's more PC _now_ than then. Just more of his filthy hypocrisy. 😒

[@JayShootHer]

@@pengmaeda9908 Slowpoke may be slow down stairs in zi feets, but he's fast up stairs in la cabeza.

[@pengmaeda9908]

@@JayShootHer -And he packs a gun, don't forget he packs a gun.

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

Same thing with Charlie Chan. China's Chinese sees him a positive figure. They even welcomed and treated the actor with honor and respect when he visited China.

[@Underworlddream]

As a actual poor person I wish I would be as successful as Apu. He has a PhD in Computer Science, has his own business, own a home, married to a beautiful wife and has 8 kids. These people are so privilege that they look down on the working class.

[@librathebeautifulwarmonk1283]

I hope you find your break man

[@Underworlddream]

@@librathebeautifulwarmonk1283 thanks

[@hannahstarinieri1351]

Agreed. Also, Apu is super nice to everyone

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

But don't you know that an Indian character being educated, in computer-science, having a large family, and owning a convenience store are all hurtful stereotypes because they're all tooooootally not true. Not even slightly. They even said all this in the "documentary". ¬_¬

[@stevenschnepp576]

I know, right? I should fucking *hope* to achieve as much as that 'terrible racist stereotype' did.

[@zincminer]

"they make fun of all races... ... alcoholics, deadbeat dads..."

[@Mindfest212]

Well to be fair alcoholics and deadbeats run in all races.

[@roxassora2706]

@@Mindfest212 true

[@newdawg100]

"they make fun of all races..." Who is "they?" The South Asians who dominant the culture industries in the U.S.?

[@sRp517]

I love the scene with his parents. He expected them to be offended but all they did was praise Hank Azaria for doing his job 🤣

[@anderivative]

They were born before Oppression Olympics existed so they're not aware of how to turn fairly benign issues in to a Victim Card. Why he left that in the doc is beyond me

[@stelmaria-mx]

I'm Indian. My grandfather owned a convenience store and was earning six figures a year in the 90s. He fulfils all the stereotypes Apu does and that makes it even more funny to me because it is more relatable.

[@dirkwolf9463]

Serious question, and he was an immigrant who spoke English with an accent, right?

[@stelmaria-mx]

@@dirkwolf9463 yes

[@The_Stoned_Wanderer]

Thank you for being one of these few reasonable people. Lol

[@henrygambles3652]

He has ever seen the Simpsons? If so What does he think of Apu?

[@deirakos]

"the voice actor is not indian" *meanwhile in japan where women voice some male characters*. no one cares what a voiceactor looks like. WE ONLY CARE WHAT THEY SOUND LIKE.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

Imagine if PC SJW and feminists were around in Shakespeare's time; they'd massacre the poor sods having men play female characters.

[@kelp7060]

@Yuu Kajuji That's a sextisms

[@madamebkrt]

@Yuu Kajuji Wait really?

[@madamebkrt]

@Yuu Kajuji Oh wow haha

[@TheRisky9]

In Gargoyles, the Scottish gargoyle Goliath is voiced by a black guy. And you know what? I don't care. It's the sexiest voice in all of cartoons.

[@sherlock7898]

This is so stupid. I am a Hispanic and I love Nacho Libre. It’s a movie were a white guy plays a Latino and the whole movie is a parody of Latinos and Latin culture. My Mexican father who experienced actual racism loves the movie. 11:00 Also saying that you can’t name a character after something just because that thing was meaningful is stupid. Nobody is making a documentary complaining that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are named after famous artists. Or like naming your dog after someone/something that was meaningful to you. Or like naming the idiot MC of your show “Homer” after one of the most prolific philosophers of all time. They don’t complain about Homers name because he is a parody of white peoples so that makes it ok. Hypocrites

[@kipa.780]

I agree! I'm Hispanic too and my entire family LOVES Nacho Libre! I guess some of us are just able to take a joke 🙍

[@mightypingas2108]

@Yuu Kajuji it's alright friend, I chuckled.

[@motherfreya2840]

I'm white and I love White Chicks.

[@catwithagat708]

Nacho Libre is the real shit my man!

[@Hegataro]

I'm slavic and I love whenever there's a big drunk and seemingly angry, but actually very nice, russian man in something, and I'm not even russian

[@giulizpaviz6381]

Isn't it funny that he didn't even cut out his parents roasting him?

[@duketogo25]

Theory: he thought his audience would consider his parents “victims of internalized racism” or whatever-some nonsense that implies that they don’t know any better.

[@TherealHK-47]

It was the only real comedy in the whole thing

[@jurassicjaws]

Apu is smart, he's a hard worker, he has a doctorate in computer science, he has interesting hobbies (singing, bowling, cooking, building furniture, etc), he's a volunteer fire fighter... and Hari Kondabolu still boiled down Apu to his voice. I know you had to reupload this (and thank you for doing so) but Hari Kondabolu's boohooing over a cartoon's character voice is still infuriating. It should be entertaining, but the fact that he got what he wanted is bullshit. Who will voice Apu now, Mr. Kondabolu? You? I hope not. As someone else pointed out, Apu will probably get killed off.

[@Bopperann]

Everyone: .... Simpsons: [Positive stereotype] NPCS: !?!???? 🤬🤬🤬

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

Apu is the embodiment of the American Dream.

[@sherlock7898]

Yeah and the The A**hole Who Canceled Apu responded by saying it is problematic to kill off the only Indian character on the show. And the guy who was talking with responds, “there is just no pleasing you” Yeah you figured it out. There is no pleasing someone who has an issue with a cartoon.

[@exquisitecorpse__]

Not only does he enjoy building furniture, he enjoys having long conversations about where to place it in a room.

[@henrygambles3652]

Funny how they keep calling him stupid and an Idiot despite The Show routinely stating otherwise!

[@CurtisDofMontana]

Also his mother should be doing stand up comedy she is funny.. His mother roasting him on his own documentary Made me laugh so hard I fell off my couch

[@kingbash6466]

Funny how the copyright claim was released the day after Apu’s voice actor quits. It’s like they were mocking you saying, ”Yeah, we’ll free your video, but we still got the last laugh.”

[@livingsimpleproperties4132]

Wait what happened with what copyright

[@smugfortune9977]

The movie should be titled: the problem with people not taking criticism over a fictional character

[@sergeantmituna6260]

Now Apu's voice actor just quit today, so I'm guessing the people bitching about his character are celebrating.

[@cecilofchristmaspast4186]

Celebrating, before they realize he's one of the only positive depictions of their people on American Television.

[@geyesst390]

Oh God, they've OPENed the gates of BOB

[@barzalonerboyy]

gey esst Sideshow Bob?

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

Hank didn't quit the show, he's just not going to be doing Apu anymore. If he quit the show, the whole show would go down because he does literally dozens of the voice.

[@sergeantmituna6260]

@@user-vn7ce5ig1z Huh. I heard he quit the show, must have been misinformation then.

[@AnimeMangaViewer]

When even your own parents thinks you are taking things way out of proportion… I think it’s time to hang up the offensive narrative (I bet they are really happy to be known as the parents to the bunhole who killed a beloved character because he couldn’t handle satire from a show that satires *EVERYTHING* )

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

I felt bad for his parents trying to support their kid and pretend to go along with the nonsense. You could see his mother trying to suppress a smile while watching the Apu clip and then thinking "this is ridiculous" while she was trying to squeeze out "but we can still find it offensive".

[@lefty215]

imagine latching on to "woke culture" to accomplish taking down a beloved character from a comedy show and that's your only accomplishment as an adult and "comedian", oh *and* having loving parents but who don't actually support this particular endeavor.... how embarrassing. this whole thing was like a self own. who would want to actually hire someone like this after watching him?

[@athannyx6815]

I love how he uses "Who needs the Kwik-e-mart", a song where the character is desperately trying to deny that his whole life was in that store, as an example of the character being a problem. One of the songs that add so much depth and in context is one of the most depressive songs of the simpsons.

[@kerrychristensen7204]

I teared up during that song as a kid!

[@athannyx6815]

@@kerrychristensen7204 I did too! It was like "Oh no!!!"

[@TheRisky9]

A man who watches the representation of everything he ever worked for, being taken from him.

[@Sarahonwheels]

Just because a few racists mocked an accent, you put the blame on Hank Azaria instead of the real issue of racism. Now the man has lost his job (I know he voices many characters on the simpsons) but it still sucks that an indian American American character is gone because a man can't handle the trauma because he exists. I'm so happy that Azaria can take criticism and handle it with class. But it sucks that Apu is gone now.

[@dannythomas417]

I miss Apu, but I miss his brother, Sanjay a lot more. Long live the brothers!

[@SaiyanGamer95]

He didn't lose his job. Hank willingly stepped down from Apu from what I hear.

[@Sarahonwheels]

@@SaiyanGamer95 that's why I said that he was gracious because he was able to let Apu go. If I was Hank, I'd be up this dude's ass so hard, that he would find something else to complain about.

[@dannythomas417]

@Sarah Altieri That's why Harry nearly left. He knew the show was dying, but he can't turn his back on the show that made his fortune.

[@livingsimpleproperties4132]

@@Sarahonwheels no that would acknowledge and give attention to a fraude comedian trying to get famous from being a social justice warrior

[@SciFiLOLproductions]

This dude is just pissy because nobody pays attention to him. That whole “I deserve a TV show” at the end is just proof that he’s so self absorbed and high on himself that he thinks he’s owed the world.

[@raymond-reviews]

Hari’s parents are honestly just cool people my parents would be friends with in real life. Meanwhile, I would tell Hari to grow up.

[@danninmatthews5640]

Apu has better relations with his wife and kids than Homer.

[@henrygambles3652]

Yeah and he’s intelligent

[@danninmatthews5640]

​​@@henrygambles3652 When a prisoner was eating grapes at his store, Apu is armed with a shotgun. In the future, his kids help his dad defend the store while armed with cool guns.

[@henrygambles3652]

@@danninmatthews5640 see now that’s just good parenting!

[@danninmatthews5640]

@@henrygambles3652 Yes. Better than Homer.

[@henrygambles3652]

@@danninmatthews5640 Much better!

[@dreamerofryleh4016]

When he pulled up the Robert downey jr, I was like “really?” The whole joke was he was playing a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude

[@thevoicesaysimalmostoutofm5710]

By his logic, Ben Stiller was mocking retards

[@eyesfullofsky9776]

"This is not an intellectual property, so I will not be addressing it intellectually" Sold.

[@UppishGames]

First! I also honestly think he is childish as hell. Apu is honestly a really good and sophisticated character, that is for the ideals he portrays.

[@Sonofsun.]

25:06 wow very big alpha almost as big as his brain but his brain is far bigger

[@UppishGames]

@@Sonofsun. ???

[@Sonofsun.]

@@UppishGames sarcasm!!!

[@bigkoat245]

Isn't commenting "first" just a little bit childish? 🤔

[@UppishGames]

@@bigkoat245 I said first because I was the first comment on the video XD. It is a very common thing for people to do because it is a celebration! I was happy for the fact that I was quick enough to be the first comment so no, honestly I do not think that is childish.

[@ZehnWaters]

It’s a second generation issue. That’s why his parents didn’t mind Apu.

[@TheFatalcrest]

😂 his parents probably heard him complain and said "...eh it's all jokes" and his head nearly exploded

[@GigaChadh976]

@@TheFatalcrest “God mom can you believe how racist the simpsons is?” “Hari, please get a job.”

[@johnlocke9437]

I live in a part of London that has a HUGE Indian community. Not one of my Indian friends or acquaintances give a sugar frosted fuck about Apu from The Simpsons. They are all too busy getting on with their lives.

[@henrygambles3652]

Also I don’t hear many Scots complaining about Groundskeeper Willie who You could argue is just as if not much more of a stereotype

[@TanstA]

His own parents getting on him. I think that tells you everything.

[@emiloooo123]

“I learned long ago, Lisa, to tolerate others rather than forcing my beliefs on them. You know you can influence people without badgering them always.” I’ll always remember Apu fondly. He was a great character and a pillar in the Springfield community. There was a reason he was one of Homer’s best pals.

[@TheRealReVeLaTioN]

This fool tried his hardest to become famous off the coattails of a cartoon character that's the same race as himself. Dude is Not funny and is just lame!

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

Absolutely! The whole thing smacked of a guy who couldn't hack it trying to "clout-chase" and get some attention. 😒

[@beastchan8180]

Isn't it ironic that I find your sense of humor more funny than the actual comedian's?

[@AlienBunnyRabbit]

I dont care if I've already seen this video more times than the law allows, when J drops a video, I watch.

[@Sonofsun.]

25:06 wow very big alpha almost as big as his brain but his brain is far bigger

[@ComePollinateMeHey]

@@Sonofsun. How many times you gonna copy and paste that?

[@geyesst390]

@@Sonofsun. you're a fucking skank ass skank, you skank ass skank kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYrQcmdnhq-mr8k

[@vandeheyeric]

Resistance to Tyrants is obedience to God. They make a law that limits watching J videos, we go 1776 on them.

[@braedenl1503]

“The Simpsons is like your racist grandfather.” Pretty sure my grandfather wasn’t racist. Oh, and he’s dead Hari and the Simpsons aren’t so...

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

Hari said that maybe it's best if "your racist grandfather dies". I'm sure most people would find that more offensive than anything Apu has ever done or said. ¬_¬

[@braedenl1503]

Leisure I don’t think so. Could be wrong though.

[@ionconst6851]

@Leisure Technically it's undead

[@cecilofchristmaspast4186]

Whenever I used to mock Indian people I'd do the Apu voice, then I moved and worked for a lot of different Indians. The rude ones got mocked and the voices slowly away from Apu. In fact, Apu was about the only Indian I actually liked because his role in The Simpsons was almost always positive. He was a hard working, no bullshit intellectual who worked 25hour days AND had time to be a volunteer fireman, husband, and father while also being a fucking ladies man when he was single. But, he was voiced by Matt Groening 's "white friend"... and so, he's a monster. Apu is gone now, the one of very few positive Indian representatives in POPULAR culture. Good going, ya played yourself.

[@cecilofchristmaspast4186]

@Gary Hall none. I was simplifying him like Hari here. Because if you arent the "right shade" you're just white.

[@mrminecraftcubeable]

Apu deserved better

[@officerbucktuddrussel394]

3:51 Hari Kondabolu age 37 years in 2020, so 2 years ago he was 35. So when he says his "let it go for 28 years" does that mean he could have done something about it when he was 7 years old but chose not to?

[@darkpuppetlordful]

No he lost his testicles at 7 and Apu started to bother him

[@raydragerns3657]

I don't remember my Russian uncles ever complaining about Yaakov Smirnov.

[@ProxyDoug]

"Men who is angry at cartoon character for not being his self insert persona, get's angry at voice actor who refuses to being unfairly called racist." The only joke in the entire documentary was himself.

[@michaelhartman6041]

I am from Ireland, and I would love to see a Irish character done like Apu. Most Irish depictions make us look like drunken idiot and when I see that my mind blanks out and forgets it and I go on with my life.

[@crizman7032]

I think there is, or it may be a Scottish guy. I can't remember

[@WreathGhost]

@@crizman7032 Groundskeeper Willie

[@michaelhartman6041]

@@crizman7032 he is Scottish, but I don't care if they add a Irish person. I do not need to a Irish person to be in every thing.

[@johnLennon255]

Your mind goes blank cause you're a drunk

[@xFlareLeon]

Curious how he didn't interview Russell Peters, a Canadian-Indian comic known for lampooning an entire spectrum of accents, including Indian, Chinese, Arabic and Jamaican to name a few. Wouldn't want to undermine his own argument I guess.

[@dadaluma13]

Also a million times more talented a comedian than Hari

[@sRp517]

"You're a stereotype! Why do you talk like that?!" Imagine saying this to a real person.

[@psychomammoth9640]

Both JLongbone and Hotdiggitydemon’s braindump are on point! I love Apu growing up.

[@adamlemus7585]

I’m Native American. Now I’m going to make a cartoon where all the characters are basically APU. An if this beta male incel comic complains I’m going to bludgeon him with my peoples victim status because this is 2020 America damn.

[@pazma1]

A show about Native Americans who all speak with the wrong Indian accent could be pretty funny. Like the creator didn't know the difference or something.

[@justafan9399]

As funny as that may be, please don’t. Let this man rot in the filth of his own perceived injustice.

[@EdgarFriendlysCivicsTeacher]

I haven't watched Simpsons in years, everybody in it is a caricature. What about the Groundskeeper Willie accent? Maybe Scots are just made of sterner stuff, than Chungus and his support group.

[@clanjebb2017]

Either that or he's one of those people that thinks Scots are just "white people with funni accent."

[@capitallunar4053]

Besides, Apu might've been one of the nicest Simpsons characters. Always pretty funny and chill, with indian culture remarks here and there

[@anderivative]

I don't think Oppression Olympics has made it to Scotland hence no Scots complaining about Willie.

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

"Thank you come again." - Apu Now no one will ever greet you with that heart warming, cheerful, happy, welcoming, and respectful voice.

[@thebrownwolf]

This all stems from he's hatred of his parents and the disappointment they have of him.

[@christiangonzalez3817]

Being called Apu is the greatest compliment any human being can ever have. Being called Kumar is the worst insult any human being can ever have. If someone called me Kumar, I would cry in the corner and seriously look back at my life choices and reevaluate myself.

[@OzzKrol69]

"people dont't like apu they just like he's voice/accent" Bruh... here on latinoamerica people love the shit out of Apu and he does'nt even have a consistent accent/voice(changes with the seasons),after this whole bullshit started Fox did Apu-centric marathons and ratings went up,fuck this incel little bitch!

[@theraven9477]

When I heard of this and that apparently there has been pressure from the public for YEARS to get apu down I couldn’t believe it. There are DEFINITELY other issues to tackle than a cartoon character who isn’t even shown in a particular bad light. It’s just stupid.

[@cecilofchristmaspast4186]

I live/work in a highly Indian neighborhood, they mostly talk like this, and sometimes even worse than Apu. That's not racism, it's observational.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

But don't you know that Indians don't have Indian accents even if they grew up in India? Obviously _all_ Indians sound like people who grew up in the US. That's just "logic".

[@joinsideke]

Yeah, if you got an actual Indian immigrant to voice Apu...he'd sound more or less the same. Sounds like this guy just hates Indian accents.

[@anderivative]

@@joinsideke but if Apu was born and lived in India until after college and did NOT have an accent at all, then that's also racist I think, right?

[@trashman11]

I love how his patients don't give half a shit and see it as what it is, a cartoon.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

His mother repressed a smile watching the Apu clip and then tried her best to support her son by squeezing out "but we can still be offended by it". That was mean of him to put her in that position.

[@jricks3909]

It's almost as if his parents had more important things to worry about than caricatures on popular cartoons and they seem to be wishing that their son did as well.

[@tentacledood5784]

Terminally online people when the show made specifically to satirize stereotypes has stereotypes in it 🤯

[@TheOriginal_Unaleska]

People don't know what satire is. It's too smart for them.

[@Luisjusthere]

I love how the parents roasted him and the second the mom said that Hank was actually a very talented guy you can see the moment it triggered this dude internally and crushed his whole world! 😂

[@julianprada7228]

I have an indian friend. His father has a store, a food store i`ve been going to for the last 14 years. My friend is smart as hell and his father has studies and a lot of basic knowledge. My friend loves apu, he thinks is a good way to show that no one is just am accent and that he is funny. His father thinks that the ones who complain should focus in real problems

[@hkoizumi3134]

If people mock you with "Thank you, come again." and you consider that an issue then You are doing alright. He needs to put himself in a perspective as how lucky he is to live in a country that you can mock each other without intervention from the government. I've been and lived in a place where those can get you killed.

[@madamebkrt]

It actually pains me how these priviledged assholes can get so far by doing nothing but bitch and moan about something that means NOTHING.

[@Anders_Dome]

Here I was thinking this was batwoman's latest adventures review...

[@AzureSkull76]

No see this is actually tolerable than the latest Batwoman

[@sdaniels160]

Apu represents the immigrant who comes to America and exceeds Americans at fulfilling the American dream.

[@CraftyArts]

When a cartoon character becomes a big issue that just tells me how well this country is doing overall still. I mean some people starve in the streets cause no food in their country but here it's a cartoon character that's a big issue to some people.

[@madamebkrt]

Right?! I say that to people all the time - society is REALLY comfortable right now, which is why shit like this gets any sort of popularity and acknowledgement. God forbid this ever happens, but if the apocalypse ever were to hit...let's just see how fast people drop the "that's so racist" moral grandstanding and ridiculous gender pronouns.

[@bums009]

@@madamebkrt I literally think this every day, it's so true lmao.

[@BbNaB]

Why does so much Stand Up Comedy now consist of Stand Up Bitchwhining? Actually I already know. If you don't want Simpson's quotes yelled at you on stage: "BE MORE FUNNY!"

[@dereklewis4321]

Phil LaMarr is one if the best voice actors. By their logic should I say "Sorry, you cant play Samurai Jack anymore, you can only do black men now"

[@mfarykumar]

as an indian i am deeply traumatized by thank you come again. whenever i hear it i literally shake and cry for an hour \s

[@geyesst390]

WE MUST SECURE the liquor aisle as it is past ten oclock, and sale of booze is now prohibited by the state

[@The_Ballo]

This guy reeks of privilege, and he's criminally unfunny.

[@s3.14dervision]

Well, now he's got Mindy Kaling's Velma so there ya go! I hope he's happy.

[@dirkwolf9463]

What I liked most was his parents on the video. They look at him with such a mixture of love, compassion, bemusement, pity, and disappointment. It's beautiful.

[@horaciosi]

"The voice actor is not Indian" And Samurai Jack is voiced by a black guy, but I don't see anyone shedding soy tears.

[@thevoicesaysimalmostoutofm5710]

Same with Kratos

[@rooksclown316]

And nobody brings up Ed and Rummy from Boondocks, two white men voiced by two black men

[@danninmatthews5640]

Love Samurai Jack.

[@Frostbite12211983]

​@@thevoicesaysimalmostoutofm5710Guess who voiced Elmyra Duff.

[@GamePlayMetal]

That "documentary" is an insult to intelligence.

[@PeachFlavoredKaiju]

And comedy

[@daniboy4153]

And to every ethnicity itself

[@kerrell95]

For me racial jokes that arn't nasty means that a group are accepted within society. I called my Indian college mate tech support because he was good with computers. He ripped me on the British Empire because I thought it did good aswell as bad. This is what happens when your good friends with someone, not when you hate them.

[@stevenschnepp576]

**laughs in German**

[@rextheroyalist6389]

💂🏻💂🏻EMPIRE GANG💂🏻💂🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@kerrell95]

@@stevenschnepp576 I'm also part German mate so I get it from all sides. The blue eyes and blonde hair don't help :).

[@dariusimpey1691]

It's funny when the parents are funnier than the actual claimed comedian.

[@cryptodamus7852]

Man Im Italian and I love the simpsons stereotype mob guys. They are hilarious! This guy needs to grow some thicker skin.

[@dannythomas417]

@Hitsuran Tony voiced Vinny in Family Guy. I loved Vinny much better than Brian.

[@claudiaperi4990]

Gotta love how Hari uses Barney as the example for how the intelligence bar isn’t very high, conveniently forgetting that the guy was almost an astronaut, created and starred in an award-winning short film, and is one hell of an Irish tenor.

[@Otakumanu]

"Long ago in a distant Kwik-E-Mart, I, Apu, the race-shifting master of comedy, unleashed an unforgettable performance. But a foolish unfunny comedian wielding a shitty documentary stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final accusation of racism was thrown, I tore open a portal in time, and flung him into the future where my charm is law. Now the fool seeks to return to the past and undo the future that is Apu!"

[@jeremytitus9519]

Gotta get back! Back to the past!

[@SpyroTheGerudo]

Square Jawed Weirdos like him are why if I do something that pisses them off I double down XD He abused a voice actor into quitting voice acting, got his fans to attack the actor, and he won this battle. SJWs are just entitled cucks, and they cry wolf to get what they want. Fuck this brat

[@madamebkrt]

Ugh right there with you, buddy.

[@mitchfindergeneral]

"And like cancer, I hope you never progress"

[@mikeyp2277]

I'm in love with this woman.

[@fruitberry.milk.2002]

That makes 2 of us

[@jeremytitus9519]

Ha. Gay.

[@dromalloma2651]

Reupload? :( Sounds like a pain to deal with, but I'm glad you did so.

[@allybumblebee1787]

Yay! I was terrified I'd never see this review again!

[@armandopena4929]

Me too

[@madamebkrt]

Wait it's a reupload?

[@armandopena4929]

@@madamebkrt yes, she uploaded it long time ago

[@madamebkrt]

@@armandopena4929 Ah, thanks :)

[@spiny7560]

This dude was really bringing up pot bellies as an Indian stereotype. Bruh has he even looked down and seen his own giant ass cauldron. Like damn.

[@Littllebabydoll]

The sheer fact that they are citing m. Shamalans avatar says something in itself.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

Also, he made a point of name-dropping and saying that he "knows" most of the Indian celebrities in Hollywood, yet there were some notable absences in his "documentary". It stands to reason more that they didn't agree with his narrative more than that they were unavailable since the others managed to make time to appear. 🤔

[@someasianguy9751]

This guys reaction to Apu is funnier than his comedy specials LOL

[@Driger1792]

MISSED THIS VIDEO. glad its back.

[@Outlawgirl0563]

Same

[@psychomammoth9640]

Hari and Mindy honestly just made me hate modern Indian people as a whole, Apu will always be my depiction of a good and respectable human being from the Indias. Goes to show how far people have gone..

[@pascaleelliott63]

I never really liked his comedy even before the whole Apu thing, cos his sketches just consist of scolding people (especially white americans) about what they can and can't laugh at or joke about, all while belittling them. His "comedy" is mainly just him bitching about white people and making anyone who actually liked Apu (regardless of their skin colour) look like awful people.

[@psychomammoth9640]

Was dragged to one of his shows and left halfway, didn’t even drive my friend back home because of that, next time he showed up to my house I fired my bolt action rifle in the air and that made him run like a bitch. Yelling out as I said “Thank you for coming, I’ll see you in Hell!” Hari watching him has one of the natural cases of “Punchable Face”.

[@jackercooper4078]

God... this reeks of the whole "you stole my childhood" pandemic. Edit: Holly shit him trying to use his parents for some pity parade backfired gloriously! LMAO

[@mbanerjee5889]

Lilly Singh is a much more offensive stereotype than Apu ever was.

[@henrygambles3652]

9:30 also What makes him think Hank came up with the voice? Maybe the show runners wrote Apu as Indian? I mean this Prick’s tantrum is ridiculous nonetheless as the Simpsons is a comedy that uses stereotypes and tropes with all ethnicities and plays on them only to mock them!

[@CobaltClaw]

You know what really bothered me the most about this documentary, aside from the obvious? The "4 black guys, nobody will watch it" comment. When we had this great show, growing up, called "That's So Raven". Everyone I knew, who had watched it, liked that show. And quite literally, there is just one white main character there, Chelsea, with 5 main characters that are black, being Raven, her family, and Eddie. It's almost like, if your show is actually good, people will watch it, and has nothing to do with who is in said show??? What a concept.

[@Geekezf]

I'd like to add these two great shows: My wife and kids and the legendady: Prince of bel air.

[@drunkenmumble]

Not to mention there was Martin, Sister Sister, Family Matters, like this is some bull there were plenty of shows with a black family dynamic that was watched for seasons on end. That premise that guy came up with was just dumb

[@toastedbabybuns1000]

cory in the house is a cult classic now too lmao

[@mikeyjamieson4715]

I loved that show!

[@barzalonerboyy]

CobaltClaw well who woulda guessed?

[@crimsonpotemkin]

I'm butthurt, so please remove this character that's beloved by many.

[@carl7810]

Can we all at least agree on that the Simpsons have been on air far to long and needs to just die already?

[@anthonyguidas2012]

It’s funny how the cartoon character is more famous than this guy. I’ve never even heard of this guy. Not surprised, he’s not funny.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

I think this whole thing was an attempt to pressure FOX into hiring him as a diversity hire for the show. 🤔

[@klg9549]

@@user-vn7ce5ig1z It's REALLY coming off like that, yeah. Demanding that you like HIM instead. It's so immature.

[@rexwrecks2735]

You know for being so supportive of Indian culture; he doesn’t seem to actually understand it.

[@hopelessedgelord]

9:56 When your parents are funnier than you... the professional comedian

[@BraveSpy]

It's so funny to hear this as russian. Every time i see russian character in movies, cartoons etc i roll my eyes. I think there's a lot of over the top caricature characters and accents which represent different people (french, chinese, irish and many others). But i can't even imagine someone would make documentary like that. Apu ruined my life lmao.

[@dragonfly6955]

It's people like him who actually spread racism. They need to get over their personal issues and let the rest of the world enjoy the hell they want. Stop demonizing the world, nobody asked you to do so, nobody needs more hate (and BS). Thank you.

[@rosskwolfe]

This dude actually made 9/11 about him personally. Hooooooly crap, that's some textbook narcissism right there.

[@anderivative]

yeah that part was not cool. How he's the victim thus shows reflections in his glasses of people burning alive wtf

[@HippopotamusPencil]

My dad once had some wise words. He said "We try to give our kids normal names so they don't get bullied, then they go and do things like this..." (This was more funny than it sounds) When you're bullied it may seem like the nexus of bullying, the name they call you or what they torment you for, is the reason for bullying. It's not. The reasons for bullying are complex, but the name someone bullies you with is what they think will spark an emotional reaction. If the character of Apu never existed, they would've bullied you all the same. Maybe it would've sounded more racist, but the cause of being bullied is not the caricature they associate with you, but the bully and their whims.

[@liliesaregoodfortheliver2954]

His parents seem cool.

[@chrisrayner9680]

😂😂😂 love how his parents just start ripping into him instead of getting outraged😂

[@amberblack9587]

So his parents who Apu is clearly supposed to be stereotyping and clearly cane here to this great country to make a better life for their family and they worked incredibly hard to do so aren’t offended by it. But the boy who privileges off his parents hard work and is “westernized” by every since of the word is! Yea... it seems like he’s mostly just ashamed of his culture.