| Big Mouth fans are in for a big change. On June 24, actor and comedian Jenny Slate announced on her Instagram that she would be quitting her role on the hit animated TV show in order to have her character recast with a Black actor. Shortly after Slate’s announcement, the creators behind Apple TV+’s Central Park announced that they would also be re-casting a role on the animated show for a character that was previously voiced by Kristen Bell. While it’s commendable that Slate and Bell *did* step down from their respective roles, making room for more diverse talent, the most disappointing part of this entire news cycle is the fact that they even *had* to step down—because they shouldn’t have been cast in the first place. And casting white actors to play racialized characters still happens all the time (looking at you, Scarlett Johansson...) |
