In the UK, Hugo Rifkind criticized in The Times what he characterized as the prevalent attitude concerning potentially offensive material: that the possibility that somebody might be offended is enough for material to be considered offensive. He also stated that Apu is portrayed very positively, smarter than every other character except for Lisa, and that the show was much ruder about other characters like Ned Flanders, Krusty and Groundskeeper Willie.
In the UK Hugo Rifkind criticized in The Times what he characterized as the prevalent attitude concerning potentially offensive material that the possibility that somebody might be offended is enough for material to be considered offensive He also stated that Apu is portrayed very positively smarter than every other character except for Lisa and that the show was much ruder about other characters like Ned Flanders Krusty and Groundskeeper Willie