In a recent Instagram post, Jenny Slate announced she will no longer be the voice of Missy, a black character on the <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-yachty-is-a-proud-big-mouth-fan-and-wants-a-part-in-season-3-news.64300.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">popular Netflix series</a>  <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/netflix-comedy-big-mouth-is-renewed-for-a-third-season-news.64791.html">Big Mouth.</a> &#8220;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. But Missy is also Black, and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people,&#8221; she wrote. 
Slate added that her playing Missy was an “example of white privilege and unjust allowances made within a system of societal white supremacy.” She says it is one of many missteps she has made throughout her career and vows to “engage in meaningful anti-racist action, be thoughtful about the messages in my work, be open and curious to feedback, and do my best to take responsibilities for the ways that I am part of of the problem.”
<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/big-mouth-season-3-and-tons-of-other-titles-arriving-on-netflix-in-october-news.91283.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Big Mouth’s</a> creators <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CB1KskYATHv/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">expressed support</a> for Slate’s decision and statement, writing &#8220;After thoughtful discussion with us and our Black collaborators, Jenny Slate has decided, and we wholeheartedly agree, that Missy on Big Mouth should be voiced by a Black actor.&#8221; &#8220;We sincerely apologize for and regret our original decision to cast a white actor to voice a biracial character. We made a mistake, took our privilege for granted, and we&#8217;re working hard to do better moving forward.&#8221;
Check out Slate’s full post below. 
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