>For me it’s a problem when you give ethnic folks the
>strongest accents possible while giving them the most
>predictable job.

I think this goes to the two issues:
1)This has hurt people's feelings

2)Even people with hurt feelings don't have a definite answer on how to fix it - just that it is wrong.

And I'm sure there is a range of opinions on what's "wrong." Some people may feel working at 7-11 but with a less pronounced accent would still be bad. Or if he had no accent it'd be bad. Or if he had imperial British accent it'd be bad.

I'll be if Apu had a 'medium' accent and worked in an insurance agency that his vegetarianism might be problematic too - to some people. (Definitely the statues of Ganesha.)

Some stereotypes are okay for different people.