Tak, Apu – kom ikke igen
A poster with “The Simpsons” character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Jr., proprietor of the Springfield Kwik-E-Mart, is displayed on the window of a 7-Eleven convenience store in Burbank, California, July 2, 2007. The store was converted into a “Kwik-E- Mart”, made famous by the popular animated television program. Specially themed products from the show, such as cans of Buzz cola and Krusty-O’s cereal, were on sale. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)
For nylig blussede debatten omkring The Simpsons-karakteren Apu Nahasapeemapetilon op igen, da en producer mente at vide, at tv-serien havde planer om at skrotte karakteren. Apu er da også lidt af en anakronistisk stereotyp, som ikke ser særlig heldig ud i 2018. Men selve debatten om Apu er ikke kun et spørgsmål om politisk korrekthed – og det vil filosoffen Slavoj Žižek være glad for.