#32: The Problem With Apu

What to do when your most prominent representation in America for nearly twenty years is a stereotype.

I've never been fabulous at reviewing documentaries, and this is one where I can empathize but not 100% relate.

It is brisk and engaging to watch, narrated by Hari Kondabolu, who even draws a parallel to minstrel shows to give a better understanding to those people who find empathy and non-racism to be a foreign concept, no pun intended.

A lot of modern documentaries are made of two parts - one that displays the information, and the other that is some sort of narrative. This one involves Kondabolu trying to contact Hank Azaria, the voice of Apu in The Simpsons. This one works better than Abacus, mainly because this clocks in at a cool 49 minutes instead of an hour and a half of banking jargon.

I won't spoil that thrilling conclusion.