This figure is not out yet, but I do know it will be released with the Kwik-E-Mart set. Each set is supposed to include special pegs for other Simpsons action figures to produce dialogue.
We'll have to wait and see, but I bet some of you are wondering why I'm including Apu in the AAAF Homepage. You can make the argument that he's just a Matt Groenig creation that is voiced by a white actor.
And most certainly there are many Asian groups, most of them Asian Indian or South Asian groups, who despise what Apu stands for --- the stereotypical Indian working in the convenience mart. But in recent years Apu's character has turned into some much more than a stereotype.
He was involved in an arranged marriage to Manjula in 1999, and it was discovered that he holds a PhD in Computer Science.
Hmmm, well I guess he's still falling in stereotypes, but at least he's getting more screen time. In fact, the last time I searched for his name (which was like five minutes ago when I wanted to find how to spell his last name) I found no less than eight homepages dedicated to Apu. Now that's an accomplishment! And the other cool thing about The Simpsons is that everybody who's not Black American, foreign, or sick all of the time (like one of Bart's classmates) is yellow! Talk about Yellow Power!
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