“...Missy is also Black, and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people.' 🖤 BigMouth
The 38-year-old actress revealed via Instagram on Wednesday that she will no longer be voicing Missy, as the character from the animated Netflix series is biracial, and she is white.
"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," she said.
"As I look back on the nature and emergence of my own voice in comedy, I know that I have made mistakes along the way," she added."I can't change the past, but I can take accountability for my choices. I will continue to engage in meaningful anti-racist action, to be thoughtful about the messages in my work, to be curious and open to feedback and to do my best to take responsibility for the ways that I am part of the problem.
Slate concluded her message by saying she is"very sorry" to anyone she may have hurt in the past."Black voices must be heard," she urged."Black Lives Matter."
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