Simpsons Creator Matt Groening "Didn't Have A Problem" With White Actors Playing Black Roles

It's voice acting. You are the racist if you want to identify people's skin color just from their voice.

Does this mean we're going to run around, bitch about and get rid of all of the people voicing white characters that aren't white? I'm not about to try get Phil Lamarr dropped out of a role that he'd do a great job at.

I care more about if the voice fits than who does it. I used to turn on Japanese audio on chinese movies because I often felt the voice work sounded and matched up better.

I think it's far more racist to try to get someone fired from a job that they do well based on the color of their skin.

Genuine question: in the US, would you say you can tell someone's skin colour from their voice? In the UK, there is no way you could, but I suppose the US is more segregated.

If they really want to make a point, it's not the voice acting that should change...it's the writer of the script.

Oh, and it's a cartoon, why would they schedule 30 different VA when 6 works.

Honestly they screwed themselves from the get-go by designing characters that aren't yellow.

Imagine losing your job because of your skin color.

Cast a person of color to play a white person? That's OK that's representation. Cast a white person to play a person of color? That's racist. How about we stop the double standard.

The last episode of the Simpsons that was relevant in pop culture can legally buy alcohol now. Weakest of the weak vultures picking at the corpse of a long-dead show. Matt and Trey and Macfarlane are the last of the people who are grandfathered in and don't have to abide by arbitrary rules because a hopelessly single person with blue hair on Twitter was more bitter than normal that day.

This guy is worth $600 million, he doesn't have to worry about cancel culture.

Was there outrage in the Leporidae community that Bugs Bunny wasn't actually voiced by a rabbit? Or did extraterrestrials complain that Marvin Martian wasn't actually voiced be a Martian? Do we have to find a talking dog to voice Goofy? This is just asinine....they're cartoons, for pete's sake! Stop being so offended by everything in the world.

Another week, another thing for angry twitter no lifers to get upset about.

Are we getting a 9 year old boy in to play Bart then?

No, he didn't have a problem with it. And very few people ACTUALLY have a problem with it today. The woke are trying to eliminate acting as a profession and just shift to documentaries apparently. You will only see people being themselves and anyone trying to portray another person will have to be shot I guess. At some point the woke will find themselves shouting at a room filled only with themselves. They are shrill and annoying and no one really wants to be around them. People would much rather watch old simpsons episodes, with Apu voiced by Hank Azria, and laugh. I'll take this shit seriously when all the male characters voiced by female voice actors have been recast. Until then these whiners can screw themselves right in the woke.

Funny thing is that the people who think a person's skin should decide whether or not they're eligible for a role are racists as they're denying people a role based on their race. I never knew what these people looked like when I watched the show years ago, nor did I care. What matters is a consistent and quality voice for the characters.