Follow “The Simpsons”: White actors no longer speak the voices of colored characters

This week also actress Jenny Slate (“Big mouth”) and Kirsten Bell (“Central Park”), because they want to pave the way for their various colleagues. Actor Mike Henry now also fits for the role of the African-American neighbor Cleveland Brown in the animated series “Family guy“.

“As a white woman, I can no longer give my voice to Missy, a biracial character. At the beginning of the series, I gave myself permission to play Missy because her mother is Jewish and white. But Missy is also black, and black characters should be interpreted by black people, “said Slate.

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