The Simpsons on Fox will no longer allow white actors to voice non-white roles — a decision that is likely to impact a range of beloved
supporting characters on the long-running animated series including Dr. Julius Hibbert, Carl Carlson, Judge Roy Snyder, and the Bumblebee Man.
“Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” Fox said in a statement on Friday. The move
follows a decision by Fox’s Family Guy to recast the role of Cleveland Brown, a black character who was voiced by actor Mike Henry, who is white.
The Simpsons already went through a racial upheaval earlier this year
when actor Hank Azaria bowed to growing pressure and announced that he
was no longer going to voice the role of Apu, the Kwik-E Mart
convenience store clerk who hails from India.
On the series, Azaria also plays Carl Carlson, one of Homer’s work pals,
as well as the Bumblebee Man. Dr. Hibbert is voiced by Harry Shearer,
who also voices Judge Snyder.
Hollywood studios have been working overtime in recent weeks to crack
down on content that might be deemed offensive or racist in the wake of
Black Lives Matter protests that continue to take place in cities across
the country.
HBO Max pulled Gone with the Wind from its platform, only recently
allowing the classic film to return but with a historical trigger
warning about slavery. The police-themed series Cops on the Paramount
Network and Live PD on A&E were both cancelled.
Meanwhile episodes of 30Rock, The Office, Scrubs, and It’s Always Sunny
in Philadelphia have been pulled from streaming platforms or re-edited because they featured blackface.
In the animated world, white actors have frequently voiced non-white
roles. But that practice appears to be quickly coming to an end.
Actress Jenny Slate announced this week that she will no longer play the
role of bi-racial Missy on the Netflix animated series Big Mouth.
Kristen Bell is also stepping aside from playing Molly, a black
character on the animated comedy series Central Park on Apple TV+.
Sat, 27 Jun 2020 08:22:21 -0700 Travoltron<travoltron@defender.uni> wrote:
The Simpsons on Fox will no longer allow white actors to voice non-white
roles — a decision that is likely to impact a range of beloved
supporting characters on the long-running animated series including Dr.
Julius Hibbert, Carl Carlson, Judge Roy Snyder, and the Bumblebee Man.
“Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice
non-white characters,” Fox said in a statement on Friday. The move
follows a decision by Fox’s Family Guy to recast the role of Cleveland
Brown, a black character who was voiced by actor Mike Henry, who is white. >>
The Simpsons already went through a racial upheaval earlier this year
when actor Hank Azaria bowed to growing pressure and announced that he
was no longer going to voice the role of Apu, the Kwik-E Mart
convenience store clerk who hails from India.
On the series, Azaria also plays Carl Carlson, one of Homer’s work pals, >> as well as the Bumblebee Man. Dr. Hibbert is voiced by Harry Shearer,
who also voices Judge Snyder.
Hollywood studios have been working overtime in recent weeks to crack
down on content that might be deemed offensive or racist in the wake of
Black Lives Matter protests that continue to take place in cities across
the country.
HBO Max pulled Gone with the Wind from its platform, only recently
allowing the classic film to return but with a historical trigger
warning about slavery. The police-themed series Cops on the Paramount
Network and Live PD on A&E were both cancelled.
Meanwhile episodes of 30Rock, The Office, Scrubs, and It’s Always Sunny
in Philadelphia have been pulled from streaming platforms or re-edited
because they featured blackface.
In the animated world, white actors have frequently voiced non-white
roles. But that practice appears to be quickly coming to an end.
Actress Jenny Slate announced this week that she will no longer play the
role of bi-racial Missy on the Netflix animated series Big Mouth.
Kristen Bell is also stepping aside from playing Molly, a black
character on the animated comedy series Central Park on Apple TV+.
But will they dub all the reruns, and cut off the nasty white people's residuals?
It's about time!
The Simpsons on Fox will no longer allow white actors to voice non-white >roles a decision that is likely to impact a range of beloved
supporting characters on the long-running animated series including Dr. >Julius Hibbert, Carl Carlson, Judge Roy Snyder, and the Bumblebee Man.
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