Big Mouth Voice Actor Steps Away From Role: "Black Characters Should Be Played By Black Actors" James O'Connor Jenny Slate has played Missy, a young Black girl (and the love interest of protagonist Andrew) on Big Mouth since Season 1 of the hit Netflix animated show, but that's set to change. The actor has announced that after the upcoming Season 4, she will no longer voice the character, and that the part will be recast by a Black actor.In a statement on Instagram, Slate admits that while she was initially able to justify the casting to herself, she has since come to understand that she is taking a role that should have been given to a Black actor. "At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissable for me to play Missy because her mom is Jewish and White--as am I," the actor wrote. "But Missy is also Black, and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people."Slate goes on to acknowledge that by taking role, she was "engaging in an act of erasure of Black people," and that stepping away from the role "is one step in a life-long process of uncovering the racism in my actions." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jenny Slate (@jennyslate) on Jun 24, 2020 at 1:00pm PDT "To anyone that I've hurt: I am so very sorry," the post concludes. "Black voices must be heard. Black Lives Matter."Co-creator and actor Nick Kroll also posted a statement to Twitter about the decision, cosigned by fellow creators Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett. They state that they "wholeheartedly agree" with Slate's decision, stating "We sincerely apologize for and regret our original decision to cast a white actor to voice a biracial character." Continue Reading at GameSpot https://ift.tt/eA8V8J