No Good Read Goes Unpunished

"No Good Read Goes Unpunished" is the fifteenth episode of Season 29.
== Synopsis ==
In an attempt to bring the family back together, Marge forces everyone to hand in their electronics and take a trip to a book store.
==Full Story==
After Marge forces everyone to hand in their electronics, the family takes a trip to a book store. There, Bart discovers that he can use the book to manipulate Homer into allowing him to go to a Tunnelcraft convention. Homer reads the book to, in turn, manipulate Bart by behaving like Ned Flanders.
Meanwhile, Marge purchases an old book that used to be her favorite in hopes of reading it to Lisa, but realizes that it is culturally offensive. Marge agrees to edit the story in order to lessen the offensive stereotypes and clichés, but after she reads it to Lisa, the two agree that it has lost meaning. Lisa chooses to take Marge to Springfield University, where she is told to her relief that modern critics read the book as a subversive satire of conformity. However, Marge is not entirely convinced.
==Controversy==
In the episode, Marge tries to read a beloved book to Lisa, only to realize the book is incredibly terrible and offensive in the world of today. Lisa looks directly at the camera and comments how something from decades ago can be applauded as inoffensive only to be seen as politically incorrect in the modern day. She turns to a framed photo of Apu and says "What can you do?".
It was written as an indirect response to the 2017 documentary, "The Problem With Apu", which was a discussion on the character of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and how he negatively impacted Indians in America.
The scene was heavily criticized by many people, including the writer of the original documentary, Hari Kondabolu, due to its lack of understanding of the documentary's argument as well as its inability to suggest any real solution.
== Citations ==
fr:Une bonne lecture ne reste pas impunie
pl:No Good Read Goes Unpunished
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