Jenny Slate Big Mouth

Jenny slate big mouth. Two months after jenny slate announced she would no longer voice the character of missy on big mouth the netflix animated puberty comedy has found her replacement. For four seasons the latest of which has not premiered yet slate was the voice of missy a precocious bridgeton middle school student who is half black and half jewish. Jenny slate is leaving her role as missy on the netflix animated show big mouth due to the character being biracial and the actor being white. At the start of the show i.

Jenny slate on her new movie leaving big mouth and laughing in these weird times news o clock july 7 2020. Jenny slate says she will no longer voice missy on netflix animated comedy big mouth saying that black characters in animated shows should be played by black people. 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 wrote slate in an instagram post wednesday. Jenny slate apologized for voicing a black character on netflix and resigned from the show amber jamieson june 24 2020 the simpsons will no longer have white actors voice characters of color salvador hernandez.

Slate announced the news on wednesday saying. Jenny slate is exiting her role as missy pictured above center on the netflix show big mouth due to the character being biracial while slate is white. Jenny slate is exiting netflix s animated series big mouth after three seasons citing the irresponsible casting of a white actress to voice the role of a black character.