I totally wasn't aware of this:
Manish Vij of Ultrabrown has been covering, in detail, the controversy over the upcoming Simpsons movie where one of the Simpsons characters , Apu, is being used in the movie promotion in a manner that is being considered by some to be racist and stereotypical.
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In anticipation of the release of the Simpsons movie, "Seven Eleven", a chain of American stores, ironically known to hire South Asian immigrants, has launched a promotion by which 11 Seven Elevens have been converted into the mythical Kwik-E-Mart where Apu, played by the South Asian employee does the trademark "Thank you come again" routine. The promotion has been very successful, with sales in comparison to the same time last year having been double in the "converted" Seven Elevens.
http://greatbong.net/2007/07/15/thanking-for-coming-again/#more-428
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dothead
abc-news link
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