Hari Kondabolu – Fusion Nepal

It’s been quite a week for TV personalities with a penchant for hate speech and “controversial” opinions that just hurt people. In the wake of Roseanne‘s cancellation, many are wondering what celebrities can and can’t say – or what views they should espouse in the first place.

Hari Kondabolu’s Warn Your Relatives premiered on Netflix May 8, a culmination of months and years of the comic’s work. In the hourlong special, Kondabolu tackles the rise of white supremacy and both casual and severe racism – but he also reads hilarious texts from his mother and pontificates with gusto about mangoes. Read more…

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Actor Hank Azaria, the voice of Apu from The Simpsons, spoke at a TCA panel about Apu’s controversy over the years. Even as the series continues, Apu might not pass the bar for cultural sensitivity in 2018 and beyond.

“As far as what’s going to happen with the character going forward, it’s really not just up to me,” Azaria said at TCA. “I know that The Simpsons guys are doing that too, they’re giving it a lot of thought and we’ve discussed a little bit. They will definitely address, maybe publicly, certainly creatively within the context of the show what they want to do, if anything, with the character.” Read more…

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