The creators of ‘The Simpsons’ reported that, from now on, the characters’ voices will be doubled by actors of the nationality they represent and not exclusively by white actors.
The decision derived from the resignation of Hank Azaria, who for more than 30 years gave voice to Apu, a character from India, which led to the creation of the documentary ‘The Problem With Apu’ that makes visible the use of stereotypes on television and criticizes the fact that a white man gave voice to the popular character.
“It opened my eyes, we have to give a voice to the people of South Asia, people from India who can talk about what they think about the character and what their experience is in the US,” Hank said in an interview in mid-2018. .
Other actors who joined Azaria’s initiative were Mike Henry, who voiced Cleveland in ‘Family Guy’, and actresses Kristen Bell who portrayed Molly in ‘Central Park’ and Jenny Slate who played Missy in ‘Big Mouth ‘, all, characters with African-American descent.
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