In recent years, The Simpsons has come under fire for continuing to use its white cast members to voice characters of color such as Apu, Dr. Hibbert, Carl and more.
The show revealed this week that Kevin Michael Richardson will take over voicing Dr. Hibbert from Harry Shearer, and creator Matt Groening has now shared how he feels about such changes.
Having started its one-of-a-kind TV run over three decades ago, The Simpsons is an influential TV classic by all stretches of the imagination, but that doesn’t mean the show is a perfect entity.
(And no, I’m not just talking about fan debates over later seasons’ episodes.)