Vir Das on The Simpsons-Apu controversy: Why don't we look at how white female characters are treated in Bollywood?

As The Simpsons has raked up a controversy over stereotyping Indians in America’s popular culture, Indian comedian Vir Das has urged people to introspect over how Bollywood stereotypes white women. [caption id=“attachment_4194345” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Vir Das on Conan O’Brien’s show. Facebook[/caption] Vir, who has widely toured the US , tweeted this on Wednesday:

The Simpsons featured a South Asian character called Apu who has had to grapple with the troubling stereotype of a convenience store clerk with an exaggerated, fake Indian accent since the show’s existence. The documentary The Problem With Apu touched upon how The Simpsons damaged the South Asian caricature. With inputs from IANS. (Also read — The Simpsons’ Apu problem: Why show’s response to racism in latest episode is disappointing)