A South Australian regional council and a business chief have condemned an act of apparent racial vilification in which characters from The Simpsons were propped up outside businesses run by a local family.
A South Australian regional council and business chief have condemned a local act of apparent racial vilification involving characters from The Simpsons.The local mayor says they were swiftly removed, but suspects the intent was racistAlexandrina Mayor Keith Parkes said the incident occurred last week, when images of Apu — a character of Indian heritage — and several other cartoon figures from the popular show appeared in a prominent part of Goolwa.
"It happened right in the middle of the town actually on a memorial reserve opposite two of the businesses," he told ABC Radio Adelaide's David Bevan.Chairperson of local business body Business Victor Harbor, Michael Schubert, said CCTV showed an unidentified person wearing a hoodie erecting the images.ListenMichael Schubert spoke to ABC Radio Adelaide's David Bevan, and said the council had removed the images.
Mr Schubert said the cartoons in Goolwa, which featured words inside speech bubbles including "I'll buy a car wash", were accompanied by a sign purporting to promote a business called Comic Creations. "Police did investigate the offensive cardboard cutouts which were basically mocking the … family, and they employ over 80 people across Goolwa and Victor Harbor," he said.
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