Slate, who has voiced Missy on 'Big Mouth,' and the show's creators say they "took our privilege for granted" in the original casting.will recast the role of Missy — at the request of the actor who has voiced her thus far, Jenny Slate. Apple will also recast a biracial character, currently voiced by Kristen Bell, in its animated show's creators said in social media posts Wednesday that they will cast a Black actor to voice the middle schooler in the future.
. "But Missy is also Black, and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people." , creators Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett wrote, "We are proud of the representation Missy has offered cerebral, sensitive women of color, and we plan to continue that representation and further grow Missy's character as we cast a new Black actor to play her." , meanwhile, will recast Bell's role of Molly, with her support.
The issue of White actors voicing characters of color in animated series is not new. Hank Azaria voiced the character of Apu, an Indian immigrant, for decades before saying in January he would stop.
Ok but who comes out of their way to say that missy is their favorite character on the show.. exactly. Why does it matter so much it’s already bad being it’s a literal child pornography cartoon netflix original
Duh
This is good! It stated Jenny’s mom is white & her dad is black. In the US, the race/ethnicity that is put on the birth certificate goes by what the father is. Jenny is black and going through a black experience . She needs to be voiced by a black actress.
Most people just wanna work with people they know, their pals that they want to be around and they don’t think beyond that.
Isn’t Jenny Slate biracial? You want to replace her with a black person, because?
Let the ass covering begin
Is jennyslate gonna give her salaries from past seasons directly to Black Trans Women and Black Youth? 'Cause otherwise this is just white supremacy window dressing
😕
Mr. Slate should be performed by jennyslate
They also need to replace Linda and Tina on bobs burgers with female voice actors, why are they voiced by men
Netflix must remove all Bojack Horseman episodes until they replace the human voice actor with a horse!
Yeah, like Wonder Woman is voiced by rosariodawson ..... Among many other similar examples. These people demanding privilege are just lazy racist BLM & Antifa supporters who want everything given on a plate. Be good enough to get the job. Simple.
thesheertruth Would be great!!
Should Fat Tony on the Simpsons be played by an Italian?
These are preemptive meassures before they are actually held accountable for their choices. This was questioned when the series premiered, the discourse was silenced by the creators,critics and entertainment publications. Empty blanket apologies aimed at protecting their careers.
They should hire sarahcpr
Now Mike Henry will do the same with Cleveland...
Let’s replace Darth Vader’s voice actor with a white guy
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