I don’t think it solves that problem at all. I think Shearer’s got the right idea: the solution needs to begin at the production level, with more people of color represented as writers, producers, and directors. Then more PoC characters will have their voice and their perspective come through in the writing instead of…

While there’s certainly the argument that he’s the ‘exception that proves the rule*’  Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince (James Avery) was Shredder in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles AND Fang in the english dub of Fist Of The North Star. That’s two Japanese characters being voiced by a (very large)…

He was asked a direct question about a character he’s played since the 21st episode of the Simpsons and he answered it in a truthful fashion.

Why did I have to scroll down so far to find someone with some fucking sense? People don’t get it.

The issue is that with the Simpsons particularly is that they hired voice actors with the ability to do dozens of different voices. Outside of that guy in the Police Academy movies who made sound effects noises I’m not sure there were that many POC voice actors with that kind of range around in 1989 when auditions…

What people want to happen: more diversity in casting voice actors.

Here’s an elegant solution to basically every problem The Simpsons has faced in the last ten or fifteen years: cancel The Simpsons. At this point you’re not just plugging holes in a sinking ship, guys; the ship has sunk. Even you know it. Maybe try something new, keeping in mind it’s a new world. You might just do OK.

It’s not. But a lot of media companies wanted to change the subject with little things instead of dismantling our police system and creating something for true equality.

but the actor is just there to act and therefore shouldn’t be held responsible for diverse representation.

I think the general idea isn’t so much that Harry Shearer shouldn’t be allowed to play Dr Hibbert as maybe not every single character regardless of color needs to be played by a white person. If it were an occasional thing and POC were getting their fair share of voice work, it would be less of an issue.

That’s just it; I’m glad these matters in show business is being discussed, but what sparked all of this was racist police violence, so this feels like a distraction tactic. 

It’s not, really, but white people got really bored with retweeting the names of murdered black people, so here we are. 

Still don’t know why the solution to the racist police state is to change voice actors for PoC characters.

You’re right, Harry Shearer should stay out of conversations about who Harry Shearer is allowed to voice.  It’s just not about Harry Shearer.

Singling out Savages, a song designed to show just how vile Governor Ratcliffe is for holding such eugenically-minded racist opinions, as the worst part of Pocahontas seems misguided.  You could point to its Noble Savage-esque potrayal of the Powhatans, perhaps, or the “white saviour” nature of its climax, or even its…

I actually prefer a straight table read a la Community than ‘new content’ written for a bunch of people staring straight into a laptop camera with terrible blue lighting illuminating their greasy faces as they all make this face :O

Krakowski can still do Native American face in Kimmy Schmidt though. That’s not a problem yet.

It isn’t a show that screams “the police are great” but one that goes “the police would be great if they were like this”.

Big mistake not having Hamilton survive for the sequel. 

This is the most Alt Right sounding post in this site in a long time. Hey he’s a CEO and earned his bailout even if the company didn’t really turn a profit! Free Market! He doesn’t need to be like the previous Democratic Presidents and keep goving back! He is fine doing jack shit and just profit like, strangely,…