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The Simpsons: writers have been pressured to return the series "politically correct"
Mike Reiss, head writer of The Simpsons animated series since 1989, has pointed out that these last few years have been withering for the series due to the demands and sensitivity of today's society for everything to be "politically correct".
Reiss has commented that The Simpsons has been in decline in its last seasons due to the need to adapt to the current public and to change its style of humor that can be "offensive" for many viewers today.
He makes all these statements in his book entitled "Springfield Confidential", in which he talks about all kinds of secret information about the series and what it's like to work on The Simpsons for so many years:
What would you say to the public that claims The Simpsons has gotten worse?... It still offends me. It's like asking, 'I'm not saying your sister is a slut, but what do you say to the hundreds of guys who say she is? Our program is a 658-year-old man. Do you wonder why he is not as handsome as before? We're lucky he's still able to pee
In this way, Reiss suggests that perhaps the loss of quality of the animated series is due to its difficulty in adapting to the demands of such a sensitive society. All this because it has always been characterized by having a quite particular humor.
The writer has also pointed out that each chapter of The Simpsons usually generates great tension in social networks, due to those "sensitive" people who usually see or look for any negative aspect in the series. And, in case you find it, the next chapter of the season usually has a big rating drop:
We writers have become more cautious than at the beginning. People are very sensitive. But even when we are surprised by negative reactions, reactions to those reactions immediately appear. One of the things to thank Trump for is the speed of the news cycles. If there is a scandal with the series on Sunday, on Wednesday it is completely forgotten.
Reiss has pointed out the need to include diversity among the Simpsons staff. In this way, they have included two women among the writers, where, one of them, called Megan Amram, managed to create one of the most acclaimed chapters by critics and current society of the 30th season of The Simpsons.
In "Springfield Confidential", Reiss also talks about the case of Apu, a character loved by all fans of the series and who had to be removed from it. He points out that Apu is a character from the last century and that, unfortunately, his lifetime had already run out:
It saddens us to abandon such a beloved character, but times change, and perhaps Apu's time is running out.
"Springfield Confidential" is a book written by Mike Reiss, where he recounts all kinds of scandals and aspects of the series that have generated an impact both for his work team and for the animated series itself. In this way, his fans will know even better all the background behind the creation of The Simpsons.
