The producers of "The Simpsons" said on Friday that they would stop using white actors to play non-white characters amid a broader discussion about systemic racism in the media and entertainment industry.

"Moving forward, 'The Simpsons' will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters," the statement said.

Other non-white characters in "The Simpsons" who are voiced by white actors include Homer Simpson's best friend, Carl Carlson, who is also played by Azaria, and the Simpson family doctor, Dr.

Other white actors, including Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell, said that they would stop playing non-white characters on animated shows. 

Bell, who played a mixed-race character called Molly in the "Central Park" series created by Apple TV+, said in a statement that the casting had undermined "the specificity of the mixed-race and Black American experience."