{"id":2071887,"date":"2023-10-18T14:48:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-voice-actress-fired-from-animation-show-after-israel-hamas-post\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T14:50:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:50:15","slug":"jewish-voice-actress-fired-from-animation-show-after-israel-hamas-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-voice-actress-fired-from-animation-show-after-israel-hamas-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish actress sacked from animation show over Israel-Hamas comment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjewish-voice-actress-fired-from-animation-show-after-israel-hamas-post%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2071887&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Voice actor\u200c Tara Strong speaks onstage at the Let\u2019s Be Heroes panel during\u2064 New York Comic\u200b Con 2017 \u2013 JK \u2062at Jacob K. Javits Convention\u200d Center on \u200dOctober 7, 2017 in New York City. 27356_002  (Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty\u2062 Images for Cartoon Network)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>11:35 AM \u2013 Wednesday, October 18, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Tara Strong, a Jewish Canadian-American\u2063 voice actress, \u2062has been dropped from\u2063 her role on the animation show <em>Boxtown<\/em> \u2063 over her \u201ccontroversial\u201d social media posts \u2062about the Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Strong, 50, had \u200bbeen the voice behind several well-known shows, including <em>Hello \u200bKitty<\/em>, <em>The PowerPuff Girls<\/em>, <em>Rugrats<\/em>,\u200d <em>Teen Titans<\/em>, and more. Up until her announcement that she would be fired from\u200d her role due to her \u201ccontroversial\u201d posts \u2064that \u2064she made regarding the \u200dIsrael-Hamas war, she was also the voice \u200bbehind the character \u201cBill the Orphan.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Strong claimed that she believed she was fired from the show\u200d simply \u201cfor being Jewish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On\u200c Monday, the \u200d <em>Boxtown<\/em> official\u200d account made a statement addressing the decision on\u2063 X, the social \u200bmedia platform formerly \u2064known\u200b as Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHello all! Just wanted to\u2064 offer\u2062 a quick update on <em>Boxtown<\/em>. We will be recasting the role \u200dof Bill (previously \u200bplayed\u2064 by Tara Strong). We\u2019ll have more info soon on open auditions. Thanks for y\u2019all\u2019s understanding as we re-orient and figure out the next \u200dsteps,\u201d\u200d the post read. \u201cThis \u200ddecision\u2064 was due to \u200ca trend among Tara\u2019s recent online activity, including posts that promote controversial messages\u200c regarding the\u2063 peoples of\u200b Palestine currently being affected\u2063 by\u200c the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NsLw3yvwJP\">pic.twitter.com\/NsLw3yvwJP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u201cBoxtown\u201d the animated series (@BoxtownOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoxtownOfficial\/status\/1714066255836000607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16,\u2064 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The situation sparked \u200dan \u2064outrage\u2062 from fans of the\u200d show, with\u200b some \u2064who jumped to bash on\u200c the <em>Boxtown\u2019s <\/em>management team for letting \u200bgo of Strong.<\/p>\n<p>Other users raged their opinions in the comments of the post, claiming that they agreed with \u200cStrong\u2019s\u200d assertions regarding the Israel-Hamas war, which included a \u2064user who said that they \u200bhave \u201cseen \u2063this happen before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The voice actress posted a response on X after discovering she was\u200c being dropped from the animation \u2064show.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cJust found out \u2062on Twitter!\u201d she wrote of the\u200d firing on X, formerly\u2062 Twitter, \u2064on Friday. \u201cThis is what happens when you help fans get shows made I guess. Fired for being Jewish. Glad I helped you\u200b get your kickstarter money. Please lose my email address &#038; pray for my \u200dfamily \u200din \u200cIsrael\u2062 and in Gaza. &#038; #prayforpeace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just\u200c found out on twitter! This is what happens\u200c when\u200c you \u2062help fans get shows made\u200b I guess. Fired for \u2062being Jewish. Glad I helped \u2063you get your kickstarter money. Please lose my email address &#038; pray \u2064for my\u2064 family in Israel and in Gaza. &#038;\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/prayforpeace?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#prayforpeace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200btara strong (@tarastrong)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tarastrong\/status\/1712897688377901138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The show\u2019s creators replied back to angry commenters \u2062with a \u2063post highlighting that there are \u200dother voice actors and writers on the show who are also Jewish.\u200d <\/p>\n<p>Other commenters fired back asserting that Strong was fired for being\u2062 Jewish \u200band\u2063 \u201cnot remaining silent.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Strong responded further in the conversation\u2062 to individuals who were blasting her \u200cas \u201cIslamophobic,\u201d adding, \u200d\u201cI\u2019m speaking about the terrorist organization HAMAS. We should \u2062all be against them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Previously, the\u200d voice actress made several \u200cposts expressing her support for the innocent victims and slamming the tragic \u2063actions committed \u200bby Hamas terrorists since they initiated the unprecedented attack on October 7<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cFor those \u2063who support the actions of #Hamas; when they infiltrate your hometown, on your soil, break into \u200cJewish homes, raping, beheading innocent babies, will you applaud them? Will you \u2062wave\u2062 their \u200bflag while they slaughter Christians &#038; \u2062Muslims who don\u2019t believe their ideologies?\u201d one of Strong\u2019s posts said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another post of hers read, \u200d\u201cWorld\u2019s gone crazy. People ARGUING online about whether or not the mass raping, shooting &#038; kidnapping of innocent young women from around \u200cthe world at a music festival is justified! Could happen at ANY music festival! \u200dSupporting terrorists empowers them &#038; that\u2019s globally terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Boxtown\u2019s <\/em>official team announced that they will now be holding \u2064open auditions for Strong\u2019s former role of Bill.<\/p>\n<p>Stay\u200b informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly\u2064 to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>45th President Donald Trump unveils a new policy agenda on how to\u2062 eliminate Jihadist terror threats for good.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>While stripping China\u2019s \u200baccess\u2063 to key \u200dU.S. artificial intelligence chips, the Biden administration\u2019s sweeping new rules\u2062 also \u2062quietly threw Nvidia, Intel and AMD a potential lifeline.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Stanford\u200b researchers issued a report measuring the transparency of artificial intelligence foundation models from companies\u200c like OpenAI and Google.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LinkedIn said\u200c on Monday it \u2064would lay off 668 employees\u200d across its engineering, talent and finance teams \u2064in the\u200d second \u2062round of \u200bjob cuts \u200bthis year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix\u2019s crackdown on password-sharing\u200b likely\u2063 boosted \u2062subscribers \u200bby about 6\u2062 million is \u2063expected \u200bto set the stage\u2062 for price increases.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> To\u200d what extent should public figures be \u200cheld accountable\u2064 for \u200btheir personal\u200d beliefs\u200b and statements, \u200cespecially\u2063 when it comes to sensitive political or social issues?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Voice actress\u2064 Tara Strong \u200bhas\u200c been dropped from her role\u200d on the animation show &#8220;Boxtown&#8221; due to her \u200b&#8221;controversial&#8221; social media posts regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. Strong, who\u2063 is a \u2062Jewish \u2063Canadian-American, has voiced several\u200c well-known characters in shows such as &#8220;Hello \u200cKitty,&#8221;\u2062 &#8220;The PowerPuff Girls,&#8221; &#8220;Rugrats,&#8221; and &#8220;Teen Titans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The decision \u2062to fire Strong from her role as the character &#8220;Bill the Orphan&#8221; came after she made posts on social\u200b media \u200bexpressing her opinions\u200b about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Strong claimed that she believed she was fired\u200b from the show\u2062 simply because of her Jewish background. This incident has \u2064sparked a debate about freedom of speech and the role of personal \u2063opinions in the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the official\u2062 &#8220;Boxtown&#8221; account made a statement \u200con a social media\u200b platform\u2062 addressing the decision to recast the role of Bill. The\u2062 statement \u200dmentioned that the decision was\u200b influenced by Strong&#8217;s recent online\u2062 activity, including posts promoting controversial messages regarding\u200b the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis.<\/p>\n<p>This incident raises questions about \u2062the boundaries of \u2064freedom \u2064of\u2064 speech, \u200despecially when it \u2064comes to public figures in the entertainment industry. While\u2062 individuals \u200chave the right to express \u200btheir opinions, it \u200cbecomes\u200d more\u200c complex when those opinions\u200b may be\u2064 perceived as controversial or offensive. In this case, the\u2062 producers\u2063 of &#8220;Boxtown&#8221; \u200bmade the \u200cdecision to distance\u2063 themselves\u2062 from Strong&#8217;s views by recasting \u2063the role.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding Strong&#8217;s \u200cfiring\u2063 highlights the delicate balance \u2062between personal beliefs and professional\u2064 responsibilities. As \u2062public figures, actors and actresses often face scrutiny for their\u200c actions and statements. However, it is important to consider\u200c whether \u2064a personal opinion\u2062 should impact someone&#8217;s \u2062professional career.<\/p>\n<p>The decision made\u2063 by the producers of &#8220;Boxtown&#8221; to recast \u2064the role of\u200c Bill has generated mixed \u2064reactions from fans and the general \u200bpublic. While some \u200bargue that \u200dit is\u200c necessary to \u200dseparate\u2063 an actor&#8217;s personal\u200b beliefs from their work, others \u200dbelieve\u2064 that individuals in such positions should be held accountable for their actions and \u200bstatements.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the case \u2064of \u2064Tara Strong being dropped \u200dfrom &#8220;Boxtown&#8221; due to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-voice-actress-fired-from-animation-show-after-israel-hamas-post\/\" title=\"Jewish actress sacked from animation show over Israel-Hamas comment.\">controversial social media posts brings attention<\/a> to the complexities \u2062of \u2063balancing personal opinions\u200c and professional responsibilities in the entertainment industry. \u200cIt prompts a larger\u200d conversation about\u2063 the limits of freedom \u200cof\u2064 speech and \u2064how public figures navigate the fine line between expressing their beliefs\u200d and the potential impact on their careers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tara Strong, a voice actor, speaks at the Let&#8217;s Be Heroes panel during New York Comic Con 2017. 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