>Also, in many high
>class party scenes, the only
>black person in the room
>will be one playing the
>piano for the white folks.
>

do you have some examples for this? I've never noticed that.

The Simpsons has a lot of subtle humor so if you think they are subtly commenting on race in those instances I think it would be consistent with the show to continue...Because I think in general they've avoided too many issues of race.

They've also avoided some of the race traps--the 2 most prominent recurring criminals are white (the tatooed Bad Guy- "ch-yaaa"-- and Sideshow Bob)...Plus between Karl, Dr. Hibbert, Bleeding Gums Murphy and the Judge (admittedly not sure if he's supposed to be Black), they have presented some diverse black characters...The Simpson family I've always interpreted as white but when you look at the actual physical way they are drawn they are not necessarily white...

Apu presents an interesting character in this regard as in some ways he is very stereotypical but they did a good job of fleshing out his backstory in the middle and recent years of the show. But I don't know if by avoiding racist stereotypes is the same thing as subtly critiquing racism.

I'm trying to follow you but I just can't think of the subtle instances you talk about (and I missed the Tyson episode but I think he's been on the show more than once), if you could give some more specific examples...

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