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Jenny slate big mouth7/2/2023 Black Lives Matter.”Ī post shared by Jenny Slate Slate’s announcement to exit the show, creators Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett issued a statement detailing they regretted casting a white actress and vowed to cast a black actress to play Missy. Slate concluded, “Most importantly, though, to anyone that I’ve hurt: I am so very sorry. Related: Scarlett Johansson Walks Back Comments About “Political Correctness” In Casting Decisions She then stated, “I will continue to engage in meaningful anti-racist action, to be thoughtful about the messages in my work, to be curious and open to feedback, and to do my best to take responsibility for the ways that I am a part of the problem.” I can’t change the past, but I can take accountability for my choices,” Slate wrote. “As I look back on the nature and emergence of my own voice in comedy, I know that I have made mistakes along the way. She then added, “Ending my portrayal of “Missy” is one step in a life-long process of uncovering the racism in actions.” “I acknowledge how my original reasoning was flawed, that it existed as an example of white privilege and unjust allowances made within a system of societal white supremacy, and that in me playing “Missy,” I was engaging in an act of erasure of Black people,” Slate stated. Related: After Backlash Scarlett Johansson Drops Out of ‘Rub & Tug’ But “Missy” is also Black, and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people.” Slate continued, “At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissible for me to play “Missy” because her mom is Jewish and White – as am I. It begins, “I have come to the decision today that I can no longer play the character of “Missy” on the animated TV show “Big Mouth.” Slate made the announcement in a lengthy Instagram post. Jenny Slate, who voices Missy in Netflix’s Big Mouth series, announced she’s quitting the role because the character is biracial. Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window).Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window).Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window).Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window).Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window).Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window).Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window).
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