<p><em>The Simpsons</em> have a weird history of predicting major world events -- sometimes they turn out to be true, while other times theories turn out to be fake and mostly a gimmick. <em>The Simpsons</em> again caught the netizen's attention after a few claimed that the animated show has done it again, as many claimed that the show has predicted the newly launched Threads app by Meta.</p>

<p>Whether the show has actually predicted Meta’s new launch or if it's just another notorious activity of netizens, let's find out.</p>

<p><strong>Did the Simpsons predict the Threads app?</strong></p>

<p>Mark Zuckerberg sent the entire world into a frenzy as he launched Meta's Threads, the application that many claimed is a duplicate copy of Elon Musk's Twitter. A day after the launch, a photo of <em>The Simpsons </em>character Homer went viral, claiming that the show had made a weird prediction about the new social media space.</p>

<p>The picture was shared by a Twitter handle named @EverythingOOC, along with the Threads logo. In the tweet, they highlighted Homer's earlobe with the red circle and showed the&nbsp;resemblance it had with&nbsp;the Threads logo.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Simpson's did it again <a href="https://t.co/uR8BGCwhPS">pic.twitter.com/uR8BGCwhPS</a></p>
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<p>Sharing the tweet, they wrote, "The Simpsons did it again".</p>

<p>The picture apparently claimed that the Simpsons were aware of Mark Zuckerberg and his team's plan to launch the social media app.</p>

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Soon after the picture started garnering netizen reactions, many were left stunned. But some internet users were quick to prove that the picture is photoshopped, and Homer's earlobe never looked like the Threads logo.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Threads logo vs Homer Simpson’s ear. <a href="https://t.co/FDEOGF224D">pic.twitter.com/FDEOGF224D</a></p>
— Will Huff (@willgofurther) <a href="https://twitter.com/willgofurther/status/1677518387247759360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p>Netizens shared the original image of Homer with the different earlobes, proving that this time Simpsons made no prediction.<br />
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One user wrote, ''@EverythingOOC An unreal and manipulated picture, as usual. This is the real picture.''</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">That is not at all what homer’s ear looked like. <a href="https://t.co/0yfmk2qF0z">pic.twitter.com/0yfmk2qF0z</a></p>
— Lauren Bertoni (@Lauren_lolly_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lauren_lolly_/status/1677270538673348609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p>Another wrote, '' It ain't the original design, but it's definitely a funny one.'</p>

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The Simpsons have a weird history of predicting major world events -- sometimes they turn out to be true, while other times theories turn out to be fake and mostly a gimmick.

The Simpsons have a weird history of predicting major world events -- sometimes they turn out to be true, while other times theories turn out to be fake and mostly a gimmick. The Simpsons again caught the netizen's attention after a few claimed that the animated show has done it again, as many claimed that the show has predicted the newly launched Threads app by Meta. Whether the show has actually predicted Meta’s new launch or if it's just another notorious activity of netizens, let's find out. Did the Simpsons predict the Threads app? Mark Zuckerberg sent the entire world into a frenzy as he launched Meta's Threads, the application that many claimed is a duplicate copy of Elon Musk's Twitter. A day after the launch, a photo of The Simpsons character Homer went viral, claiming that the show had made a weird prediction about the new social media space. The picture was shared by a Twitter handle named @EverythingOOC, along with the Threads logo. In the tweet, they highlighted Homer's earlobe with the red circle and showed the resemblance it had with the Threads logo. The Simpson's did it again pic.twitter.com/uR8BGCwhPS — Everything Out Of Context (@EverythingOOC) July 7, 2023 × Sharing the tweet, they wrote, "The Simpsons did it again". The picture apparently claimed that the Simpsons were aware of Mark Zuckerberg and his team's plan to launch the social media app. Fact check: Soon after the picture started garnering netizen reactions, many were left stunned. But some internet users were quick to prove that the picture is photoshopped, and Homer's earlobe never looked like the Threads logo. Threads logo vs Homer Simpson’s ear. pic.twitter.com/FDEOGF224D — Will Huff (@willgofurther) July 8, 2023 × Netizens shared the original image of Homer with the different earlobes, proving that this time Simpsons made no prediction. One user wrote, ''@EverythingOOC An unreal and manipulated picture, as usual. This is the real picture.'' That is not at all what homer’s ear looked like. pic.twitter.com/0yfmk2qF0z — Lauren Bertoni (@Lauren_lolly_) July 7, 2023 × Another wrote, '' It ain't the original design, but it's definitely a funny one.' WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Did The Simpsons predict Threads app? Here's the truth behind viral picture

<p>The makers of Simpsons surely&nbsp;know&nbsp;how to win millions of&nbsp;hearts.<br />
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The show, which is running for over three decades now will use American Sign Language for the first time. Apart from featuring ASL, the show will also feature a deaf voice actor in the show's history for the first time, as per Variety.&nbsp;<br />
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The upcoming episode titled 'The Sound of Bleeding Gums' is set on Lisa Simpson who finds out that her idol and mentor&nbsp;Bleeding Gums Murphy, has a son named Monk, and he is born deaf. In the episode, she will help Monk who wants to get a cochlear implant.</p>

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<p>Loni Steele Sosthand has penned the notable episode of the animated show and revealed that the show is somewhere inspired by her&nbsp;own family and her&nbsp;brother Eli Steele, who is also born deaf.</p>

<p>Speaking to Variety, Loni talked about the episode's connection with his family,&nbsp;“I’m mixed race; my father’s Black and jazz was big in our house,”<br />
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Further adding, she said,&nbsp;“We grew up in the suburbs, and it was a way for my dad to bring in that aspect of our culture. But when I think about music, I also think about my brother, who was born deaf. When we were talking about this Bleeding Gums character in our initial brainstorms, we thought, wouldn’t it be cool if Lisa discovers this whole other side of his life. That led to him having a son, and then we based that character at least somewhat on my brother. And the story grew from there.”</p>

<p>Sosthand's brother Eli and other deaf performers will also voice different characters in the episode.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheSimpsons</a> it’s very hard to do a “first” after 722 episodes. But I couldn’t be more excited about this one. Sunday <a href="https://twitter.com/8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@8</a> <a href="https://t.co/pWcl40E76H">https://t.co/pWcl40E76H</a></p>
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<p>Taking to the Twitter handle, Producer Al Jean shared an image of the new character Monk with Lisa, writting, ''It's very hard to do a "first" after 722 episodes. But I couldn't be more excited about this one.''</p>

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Deaf actor John Autry II has voiced the character of the deaf boy&nbsp;Monk, hence becoming the first deaf actor to voice a character on the show since its beginning.&nbsp;<br />
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Praising the idea of hiring a deaf actor to play the role, Autry said in an interview with Variety, “It’s so incredible,”&nbsp;<br />
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“It’s life-changing equality and participation. This can impact change for all of us. It’s about hard of hearing and hearing characters coming together. It’s a part of history,'' he added further.&nbsp;</p>


The makers of Simpsons surely know how to win millions of hearts. The show, which is running for over three decades now will use American Sign Language for the first time.

The makers of Simpsons surely know how to win millions of hearts. The show, which is running for over three decades now will use American Sign Language for the first time. Apart from featuring ASL, the show will also feature a deaf voice actor in the show's history for the first time, as per Variety. The upcoming episode titled 'The Sound of Bleeding Gums' is set on Lisa Simpson who finds out that her idol and mentor Bleeding Gums Murphy, has a son named Monk, and he is born deaf. In the episode, she will help Monk who wants to get a cochlear implant. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are officially engaged! JLo confirms Loni Steele Sosthand has penned the notable episode of the animated show and revealed that the show is somewhere inspired by her own family and her brother Eli Steele, who is also born deaf. Speaking to Variety, Loni talked about the episode's connection with his family, “I’m mixed race; my father’s Black and jazz was big in our house,” Further adding, she said, “We grew up in the suburbs, and it was a way for my dad to bring in that aspect of our culture. But when I think about music, I also think about my brother, who was born deaf. When we were talking about this Bleeding Gums character in our initial brainstorms, we thought, wouldn’t it be cool if Lisa discovers this whole other side of his life. That led to him having a son, and then we based that character at least somewhat on my brother. And the story grew from there.” Sosthand's brother Eli and other deaf performers will also voice different characters in the episode. .@TheSimpsons it’s very hard to do a “first” after 722 episodes. But I couldn’t be more excited about this one. Sunday @8 https://t.co/pWcl40E76H — Al Jean (@AlJean) April 7, 2022 × Taking to the Twitter handle, Producer Al Jean shared an image of the new character Monk with Lisa, writting, ''It's very hard to do a "first" after 722 episodes. But I couldn't be more excited about this one.'' Academy bans Will Smith from the Oscars for 10 years for slapping Chris Rock Deaf actor John Autry II has voiced the character of the deaf boy Monk, hence becoming the first deaf actor to voice a character on the show since its beginning. Praising the idea of hiring a deaf actor to play the role, Autry said in an interview with Variety, “It’s so incredible,” “It’s life-changing equality and participation. This can impact change for all of us. It’s about hard of hearing and hearing characters coming together. It’s a part of history,'' he added further.

'The Simpsons’ to feature show's first deaf voice actor

<p>'The Simpson' voice actor Hank Azaria feels he owes an apology for participating in “structural racism,” via his longtime portrayal of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.</p>

<p>On a podcast chat with&nbsp;Dax Shephard and Monica Padman, Azaria said that he wished he’d committed to exiting the Apu role many years before he actually did. “I’ve had a date with destiny with this thing for about 31 years,” he said. “Part of me feels like I need to go around to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologize, and sometimes I do when it comes up.”<br />
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While the Emmy winner continues to voice other parts on&nbsp;the Fox comedy, including Moe Szyslak, and gave voice to Apu from his first appearance on the show in 1990, he announced in February of last year that he would no longer be playing the role. The decision emerged as part of a broad cultural shift in animation, as the industry came to the belief that characters of colour should not be voiced by white actors, with other 'Simpsons'&nbsp;roles also being recast.</p>

<p>Azaria took a moment to apologise specifically to podcast host Padman. “I know you weren’t asking for that, but it’s important,” he said. “I apologise for my part in creating that and participating in that.”</p>

<p>Azaria also called for other animated series to make changes when it comes to representation amongst their voice casts. “If it’s an Indian character or a Latinx character or a Black character, please let’s have that person voice the character,” he said. “It’s more authentic, they’ll bring their experience to it, and let’s not take jobs away from people who don’t have enough.”</p>

<p>It was in 1988 that Azaria was asked if he could do an Indian accent, leading to his portrayal of Apu and the actor modelled his performance off of Peter Seller’s turn in 1968 comedy, The Party, which has also been criticised for its use of racial stereotypes, along with Sellers’ use of “brownface.”<br />
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The actor first saw that movie at age 15. “When I saw that, there was no difference between how funny Peter Sellers is as a French guy [in The Pink Panther], or a German guy in Dr. Strangelove, or as Hrundi V. Bakshi in The Party. It’s just funny,” he recalled thinking. “I’m an aspiring voice guy, and I can do the accent, so there’s no difference to me either.</p>

<p>“What I’m not realising, of course,” he added, “is that I can feel that way as a white guy because I’m not living with the consequences of those things at all.”</p>

<p>At one point in his career, Azaria noted, he would have responded to this anger with anger of his own. However, thanks to his experiences with Alcoholic Anonymous, he knew that he needed “to shut up,” listen and learn, in the aftermath of criticism. “If I had not gotten sober, I promise you, it wouldn’t have taken much wine for me to be in my feelings one night, and fire off a Tweet that I felt justified in firing off,” he admitted. “Boy, was I glad I had a system in place, where I could look at this thing.”</p>

<p>From the actor’s perspective, Apu was a character created with good intentions. “We tried to do a funny, thoughtful character,” he said. “[But] just because there were good intentions doesn’t mean there weren’t real negative consequences that I am accountable for.”</p>

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'The Simpson' voice actor Hank Azaria feels he owes an apology for participating in “structural racism,” via his longtime portrayal of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. On a podcast chat with Dax Shephard and Monica Padman, Azaria said that he wished he’d committed to exiting the Apu role many years before he actually did.

'The Simpson' voice actor Hank Azaria feels he owes an apology for participating in “structural racism,” via his longtime portrayal of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. On a podcast chat with Dax Shephard and Monica Padman, Azaria said that he wished he’d committed to exiting the Apu role many years before he actually did. “I’ve had a date with destiny with this thing for about 31 years,” he said. “Part of me feels like I need to go around to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologize, and sometimes I do when it comes up.” While the Emmy winner continues to voice other parts on the Fox comedy, including Moe Szyslak, and gave voice to Apu from his first appearance on the show in 1990, he announced in February of last year that he would no longer be playing the role. The decision emerged as part of a broad cultural shift in animation, as the industry came to the belief that characters of colour should not be voiced by white actors, with other 'Simpsons' roles also being recast. Azaria took a moment to apologise specifically to podcast host Padman. “I know you weren’t asking for that, but it’s important,” he said. “I apologise for my part in creating that and participating in that.” Azaria also called for other animated series to make changes when it comes to representation amongst their voice casts. “If it’s an Indian character or a Latinx character or a Black character, please let’s have that person voice the character,” he said. “It’s more authentic, they’ll bring their experience to it, and let’s not take jobs away from people who don’t have enough.” It was in 1988 that Azaria was asked if he could do an Indian accent, leading to his portrayal of Apu and the actor modelled his performance off of Peter Seller’s turn in 1968 comedy, The Party, which has also been criticised for its use of racial stereotypes, along with Sellers’ use of “brownface.” The actor first saw that movie at age 15. “When I saw that, there was no difference between how funny Peter Sellers is as a French guy [in The Pink Panther], or a German guy in Dr. Strangelove, or as Hrundi V. Bakshi in The Party. It’s just funny,” he recalled thinking. “I’m an aspiring voice guy, and I can do the accent, so there’s no difference to me either. “What I’m not realising, of course,” he added, “is that I can feel that way as a white guy because I’m not living with the consequences of those things at all.” At one point in his career, Azaria noted, he would have responded to this anger with anger of his own. However, thanks to his experiences with Alcoholic Anonymous, he knew that he needed “to shut up,” listen and learn, in the aftermath of criticism. “If I had not gotten sober, I promise you, it wouldn’t have taken much wine for me to be in my feelings one night, and fire off a Tweet that I felt justified in firing off,” he admitted. “Boy, was I glad I had a system in place, where I could look at this thing.” From the actor’s perspective, Apu was a character created with good intentions. “We tried to do a funny, thoughtful character,” he said. “[But] just because there were good intentions doesn’t mean there weren’t real negative consequences that I am accountable for.”

Hank Azaria feels he owes an apology to every Indian for voicing Apu on 'The Simpsons'

<p>'The Simpsons' has always been under fire for its depiction of diverse characters, notably, South-Asian Apu.&nbsp;The show faced a bit of reckoning last year, when fans called it out&nbsp;for making white actors voice diverse characters, including Hank Azaria voicing the stereotypical Indian character Apu.</p>

<p>While the show addressed the controversy by announcing they would no longer have white actors voice non-white roles, in an interview with USA Today, series creator Matt Groening said&nbsp;that he's still 'proud' of what they did with Apu.<br />
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The Apu Nahasapeemapetilon character has not been seen on the show since the casting controversy, but Groening insists he has not been forgotten.</p>

<p>"We've got plans for Apu, but we have to see if we can make the stories work," Groening said in the interview. Apu has always been criticised by the critics for perpetuating stereotypes, though Groening doesn't see it that way.</p>

<p>"I think the Apu stories are fantastic, and he's one of the most nuanced characters on a silly two-dimensional cartoon show,"&nbsp;Groening said "So, yeah, I'm proud of Apu. I'm trying not to open up another chasm of criticism, but it doesn't matter what I say. I'll get it anyway," he added.</p>

<p>Groening also clarified that the decision to&nbsp;remove all white actors voicing non-white roles wasn't his idea but he agreed with it.</p>

<p>'It was not my idea, but I'm fine with it. Who can be against diversity? So it's great. However, I will just say that the actors were not hired to play specific characters. They were hired to do whatever characters we thought of,' Groening said</p>

<p>He was also asked about a 2018 interview where he spoke about the culture of people taking offense, and if he still feels the same way.</p>

<p>"I have to word this carefully. I think audiences are smarter than the posse gives them credit for, and people can handle nuance, except for the ones who can't handle nuance," Groening said.</p>

<p>"And then there's that phrase, something them if they can't take a joke," he added.</p>


'The Simpsons' has always been under fire for its depiction of diverse characters, notably, South-Asian Apu. The show faced a bit of reckoning last year, when fans called it out for making white actors voice diverse characters, including Hank Azaria voicing the stereotypical Indian character Apu.

'The Simpsons' has always been under fire for its depiction of diverse characters, notably, South-Asian Apu. The show faced a bit of reckoning last year, when fans called it out for making white actors voice diverse characters, including Hank Azaria voicing the stereotypical Indian character Apu. While the show addressed the controversy by announcing they would no longer have white actors voice non-white roles, in an interview with USA Today, series creator Matt Groening said that he's still 'proud' of what they did with Apu. The Apu Nahasapeemapetilon character has not been seen on the show since the casting controversy, but Groening insists he has not been forgotten. "We've got plans for Apu, but we have to see if we can make the stories work," Groening said in the interview. Apu has always been criticised by the critics for perpetuating stereotypes, though Groening doesn't see it that way. "I think the Apu stories are fantastic, and he's one of the most nuanced characters on a silly two-dimensional cartoon show," Groening said "So, yeah, I'm proud of Apu. I'm trying not to open up another chasm of criticism, but it doesn't matter what I say. I'll get it anyway," he added. Groening also clarified that the decision to remove all white actors voicing non-white roles wasn't his idea but he agreed with it. 'It was not my idea, but I'm fine with it. Who can be against diversity? So it's great. However, I will just say that the actors were not hired to play specific characters. They were hired to do whatever characters we thought of,' Groening said He was also asked about a 2018 interview where he spoke about the culture of people taking offense, and if he still feels the same way. "I have to word this carefully. I think audiences are smarter than the posse gives them credit for, and people can handle nuance, except for the ones who can't handle nuance," Groening said. "And then there's that phrase, something them if they can't take a joke," he added.