The terms insane and mentally ill are not interchangeable. Insane is a legal term and you will not find it in any medical book. The trait was called “insane,” not “mentally ill,” and therefore any assumption about the trait’s connection with mentally ill individuals is just that: an assumption. And one not based on…

Apu is much more than just not lazy and not villainous. He is one the most positively represented characters in all of Springfield. He is kind, intelligent, a hard worker, attractive, he is a fully fleshed and well rounded character. The negatives of Apu’s representation are overshadowed and outnumbered by the…

Hello, afriendtosell, my name is Erik, and I just wanted to jump in here and keep the conversation going a bit, because I’ve learned quite a bit from these posts, especially yours, and I’d like to learn more.