Actress Jenny Slate from ‘Big Mouth’ Quits Show to Give Black Actors a Chance
Jenny Slate of Netflix animated series ‘Big Mouth’, has quit the show.
The actress who plays a black adolescent-‘Missy’ on the show, revealed her decision via her Instagram handle.
Jenny Slate is hoping that leaving the character of Missy behind will give black actors a chance to play the black character.
In her post, Slate noted that her white privilege has contributed to white supremacy.
“I have come to the decision today that I can no longer play the character of ‘Missy’s on the animated TV show ‘Big Mouth’.
“Missy is also black and black characters should be played by black people”, she wrote.
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