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24-02-2021, 05:39 AM | #1 | |||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Michael_Richardson
[After more than 30 years playing Dr Julius Hibbert on The Simpsons, Harry Shearer will be replaced by voice actor Kevin Michael Richardson – seven months after the show’s producers committed to no longer have white actors voicing black characters. On Monday, Fox confirmed the episode that aired last night in the United States, Dairy Queen, would be Shearer’s last as Hibbert. From Sunday, the doctor will be played by Richardson instead. Shearer will continue voicing his other characters, which include Mr Burns, Smithers, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders and Reverend Lovejoy.] From 2011 Kevin. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...ael-richardson Sign Of The Times. Last edited by arista; 24-02-2021 at 05:50 AM. |
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24-02-2021, 06:16 AM | #2 | |||
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Is this also going to happen with
Bubble Bee man ? Luigi the restaurant owner ? Agador the gay guy ? Officer Lou ? Homer's friend Carl ? I never found any character in Simpsons offensive, as they're all meant to be comedy stereotypes and tbf the voice actors did their job and it's not easy voicing 10 characters/different voices each over and over again and take after take . But it's always good to bring in more diversity . It's up to them if they want to change it 30 something years later, but the big question is why is The Simpsons still being milked to death ?? why don't they just end it already . Last edited by GoldHeart; 24-02-2021 at 06:17 AM. |
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24-02-2021, 06:20 AM | #3 | |||
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I think its just the Black Characters at the min. |
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24-02-2021, 07:09 AM | #4 | |||
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lets not talk about who should be playing the yellow characters then.
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24-02-2021, 08:35 AM | #5 | |||
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Better get a Scottish actor to play Willie and an Italian actor to play Dr Nick ... |
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24-02-2021, 08:49 AM | #6 | |||
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He's got loads of other characters to voice so I don't see the big deal really
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24-02-2021, 09:45 AM | #7 | |||
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24-02-2021, 09:52 AM | #8 | |||
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Oh I didn't realise they replaced him
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24-02-2021, 09:55 AM | #9 | |||
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Show your disapproval by switching off. It's the only thing you can do, if you disapprove.
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24-02-2021, 09:56 AM | #10 | |||
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Why would you disapprove though, it's not like the actor was fired, he plays at least 4 other characters? All they did was create an extra job
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24-02-2021, 10:03 AM | #11 | |||
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24-02-2021, 10:04 AM | #12 | |||
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Fair enough
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24-02-2021, 11:09 AM | #13 | ||
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South Park got a black member of the writing team to voice Token Black from the start, and he's done it since. So much more PC than the dirty racist Simpsons .
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24-02-2021, 11:25 AM | #14 | |||
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That seems fair enough doesn't it, he is probably delighted as he was overloaded lol
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24-02-2021, 01:22 PM | #15 | ||
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It's a non-story really but it'll certainly incense the racists.
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24-02-2021, 02:33 PM | #16 | |||
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This is my view as well, it means more longterm jobs on the show for more people, so it seems like a win-win
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24-02-2021, 02:36 PM | #17 | |||
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Yeah, when I heard this story yesterday I was a bit on the fence because I thought they'd sacked the guy to replace him but I didn't know he was voicing half the other characters on the show as well An extra job in Covid times? like you say win-win really
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24-02-2021, 06:56 PM | #18 | |||
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The actress who plays Bart Simpson said when they ask them to re read / re act a line it's never just one time . So yeah alot goes into it . |
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