The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening says that he didn’t have a problem with white actors playing non-white characters in the series. The beloved cartoonist explained what he meant to the BBC. He said, “Times change, but I actually didn’t have a problem with the way we were doing it. All of our actors play dozens of characters each; it was never designed to exclude anyone.” Now, that is a simple statement, but fans were always going to have some questions about the opportunities afforded to minority voice actors when the conversation around characters of color began this summer. The Simpsons has even had some experience in this department after 2017’s The Problem with Apu. In that film, Hari Kondabolu asked some questions about how the series used the character. After a long conversation Hank Azaria made the choice to step away. This week feature Harry Shearer stepping away from his role as Dr. Hibbert too.