I did watch the docco, and unfortunately it doesn't really make it's case coherently or entertainingly. That's pretty bad because the creator is meant to be a comedian, and he really should have been able to ruin Shearer's career but he's just not all that great.

As for Apu, the reason he sucks is that he started as a caricature but somehow ended up a main character, and the creators have kind of painted themselves in a corner. Is he meant to be a wacky stereotype like the Italian chef, or are we meant to have pathos, like Skinner? Add that to the fact that there just aren't many Indians on screen, and you have Apu as mostly the only Indian representation on TV.

It's anachronistic, orientalist, and just a bit lame to do jokes like that. Heck, it was lame when they created the character, that's why the specific note was not to make him Indian, but Shearer did it anyway.

Evidently you dont know Max, he is very self aware, and is a leftist.

That character you see there on the screen isn't an animated version of himself, it's a character - he's far more pityful than the real Max, and references in this video how his own appearance is going to trigger judgement, as he looks like a skinhead.

In any case, I don't need to watch the documentary fully, if its ideas are represented fairly, right?

So, then, does it present the ideas of the documentary fairly?

Because you are inferring it doesn't, even though you likely haven't watched the video I posted.