Homer Simpson will continue to strangle his son Bart despite calls for it to end.
"The Simpsons," was quick to dismiss rumors that the show would be parting from the long-standing bit after a recent episode suggested the character had changed his ways given the times.
"Nothing's getting tamed. Nothing, nothing, nothing," Brooks confirmed. "He'll continue to be strangled – [if] you want to use that awful term for it.
In the third episode of the show's 35th season, "McMansion & Wife," Homer and his family schlep over to their new neighbor's home to introduce themselves.
"See, Marge, strangling the boy has paid off," Homer joked. "Just kidding. I don't do that anymore. Times have changed."
In response to the outrage, the creator of the show, Matt Groening, created a new illustration of Homer strangling Bart.
The boy holds a phone screen with the headline, ‘Simpsons: No Strangling.’ A word bubble above Homer says, 'Why you little clickbaiting-!!"