There's now 10 good seasons of The Simpsons and 15 bad ones. It's probably time to pull the rip cord on the whole thing, really.

Truly a monster.

Look, we all love Apu. But it's THIRTY YEARS now...things change. What's acceptable changes. We've been over this a million times.

The Simpsons was an amazing show. But it's now been terrible about 3X longer than it was genius. Hank Azaria truly looks like he's tired of taking part in the minstrel show that is Apu, so why give him guff over it?

I'm tired of people telling other people what is acceptable for them to be offended about. If Indian-Americans say a middle-aged white guy doing an Indian minstrel show offends them, I believe them. Why can't you?

Why does anybody here care? We'd all be better off if fewer terrible simpsons episodes make it into syndication. Once every 2 or 3 years I watch a new episode of the Simpsons and every time I'm surprised by how bad it is. Are you guys honestly still watching this show?

Pull the plug already!

It's also time to pull the plug on this thread, since it's predictably turned into a place for people to air their moronic grievances about how black people have their own awards shows and how you can't grab the receptionist's ass at work anymore. Why does this always happen? Come on Pinside...we can be better than this.

I know some of you guys personally. I KNOW we can be better than this. We only have to try, just a little.

But where does it end? WHERE DOES IT END?!

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First they came for my Gottlieb Minstrel Man, and I did not own a Minstrel Man, so I did nothing. Except complain about how black people can use the N word and I can't.

Then, they came for my Amigo, and I said, Aye Caramba! Not my problem. Also I whined about how I can't call the guy at the Hunan Palace "oriental" anymore.

Then they came for my Bally Boomerang, but I don't own a boomerang. I also remarked that I don't really know what an aborigine is, but if I did, I wouldn't be offended because why is everybody so sensitive?!?!

And then they came for my Simpsons.

And there was nobody left to stop them from slapping painter's tape all over the Apus on the cabinet.

Really makes you think.

Who exactly is telling people to be "tolerant," and then being intolerant when it comes to Apu?

Please cite specific examples as it relates to Apu. I'm not sure I understand what you are saying.

I'm tired of intolerant people being tolerant of racist stuff.

I mean, you are intolerant! You are racist, stupid, and ignorant. But when someone says Apu isn't racist, suddenly you become tolerant because you agree with them!!!!

Such hypocrites!!! I find it offensive.

What can you tell someone who don't understand how people marching in the streets with torches chanting "JEWS WILL NOT REPLACE US" is different than a Miss Black USA pageant?

I guess you just have to be intolerant of their outlook, even if it clashes with your incessant preaching of tolerance.

I wouldn't expect you to see the irony of this statement.

I'm not tolerant of unrecognized irony, sorry.

Or of people calling things ironic when they aren't. So watch it!

Oh I don't fall for that hollywood BS. When I want people to tell me how to think and give me some enlightened insight I just come here!

I tolerate your squishee joke, as long as it's not delivered in a fake Indian accent.

What, no Italian intolerant-of-litter Native American?! I also would have accepted Charlton Heston playing a Mexican.

Any other requests?

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Anybody who wants to see a white person "get away" with blackface should watch Tropic Thunder. Really funny movie.

And for some reason Robert Downey was "allowed" to do it. I think it goes to show the "where will it end?!" folks that there's a right way and a wrong way to approach this stuff.

This movie was awful!

But I did think it was interesting that they tried it, and mostly got away with it. I did like when he shows up for a date and all his parents can see is Prince gyrating on the kitchen table (even if the bit was ripped off from the family dinner scene in Annie Hall)

Clearly we need to set up a Pinside Tolerance/Intolerance film festival. Who wants to curate?

You make some points. But just as bad is when people casually dismiss claims of racism, or causally dismiss people's claims of being offended by stuff. There's a big middle ground here but everybody is more comfortable clinging to the edges - just look at the bulk of this thread.

Nobody says that. Where did you come up with that?

Please cite examples.

Or just call me some names and come up with hypothetical PC situations that actually don't exist, whatever works for you.

YOU MONSTER!

Where will it end?!?!

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How many times can you call people "libs" in one thread without being ejected?

There are rules!!!! This isn't Thunderdome!!!

It's simply not allowed to attack people politically here. There are rules. You aren't allowed to call me a "lib" and I'm not allowed to call you a right wing nutjob or a homophobe who's obsession with all things gay makes us all question your true sexuality. It's pretty clear.

I don't want you to get kicked out of the thread but you should follow the rules.

Not only do you not know "trys" isn't a word, you also don't know what Tolerant means.

Hint: It doesn't mean you have to agree with people who have different opinons.

Someone always brings up Blazing Saddles.

It's a comedy classic, and clearly, has an anti-prejudice agenda. That's the whole point of the movie, not that "the N word is funny." Thought at certain points in the flick it sure is. Just like the whole point of All in the Family was that it's funny to laugh at racist idiots like Archie Bunker, not that it's funny to be racist. Lots of people miss the point entirely.

I think you could get away with All in the Family today. Blazing Saddles I'm not sure, but the sincerity of the film makes me think they could. Mel Brooks is an American treasure.