Adi Shankar created the documentary “The Problem With Apu,” arguing against the Simpsons character. Shankar said Apu perpetuates negative South Asian stereotypes. Now the filmmaker has created a contest to fix the problem of how Apu is characterized in the show. Shankar is asking for aspiring writers to write a half-hour Simpsons episode with a better Apu. Although the contest is open to all types of people, he asks for them to have experience with Indian culture.