Born in 1973, Tara Lyn Strong is a voice actress for websites, video games, and animation. Besides that, she is a Canadian and American actress. She voiced for animated series such as Teen Titans Go!, Ben 10, The Powerpuff Girls, The New Batman Adventures, DC Superhero Girls, The Proud Family, and more.
People lost jobs due to their controversial responses and statements regarding the Israel–Hamas crisis, and Tara is one of those people. Besides that, some law students lost their job offers for either releasing controversial statements or indulging in organizations that made controversial posts over the war.
Hamas attacked Israel on the Gaza border on 07 October 2023, and the President of Israel declared war, which took more than 1,500 lives. According to IDF, a total of 203 people have been held hostage by Hamas.
Israel–Hamas War Updates
Rocket attacks continued on 7 October, and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) asked the residents of Southern Israel to stay indoors away from the Hamas militants roaming there. IDF imposed a lockdown on the West Bank the following day.
Eight journalists were injured, twelve were killed, and two were missing as of 15 October. Al Shifa Hospital required supplies worth thirty to forty-five days daily. 279 Israeli soldiers were killed till 15 October.
The US President, Joe Biden, reached Israel on 18 October, and the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, the following day. Thousands of Palestinians took shelter in the al-Ahli Arab Hospital before it was bombed on 17 October. It was an IAF strike, according to the Gazan health ministry, and PIJ’s failed rocket, according to IDF.
Just found out on twitter! This is what happens when you help fans get shows made I guess. Fired for being Jewish. Glad I helped you get your kickstarter money. Please lose my email address & pray for my family in Israel and in Gaza. & #prayforpeace.
— tara strong (@tarastrong) October 13, 2023
Tara Strong Controversy
Amid the Israel-Hamas war, Tara accused Hamas of supporting terrorism by brainwashing the Western world. She liked other controversial tweets related to the war and showed support for Israel. She warned to block the murderers of innocent people right after the war broke out. Tara addressed the religion as a clear danger and equated Hamas with Islam.
Boxtown took to Twitter and announced her termination on 13 October 2023 for her controversial posts over the crisis because it knows how careful it must be while touching sensitive topics. It is how Tara learned about her termination.
According to a tweet made by Tara on 13 October, she helped Boxtown get its Kickstarter money and claimed to get fired for being Jewish. She informed how her family feared for life in Israel.
On 17 October, Boxtown cleared its side by saying it sympathizes with the innocent lives affected during the Israel–Hamas war and hopes for their betterment. Boxtown promised to share details about the substitute cast member shortly.
According to Boxtown’s tweet on 12 October, Tara played Bill, a character in the series, and was paid for her work before termination. A Twitter user reminded everyone that we have freedom of speech but might face worse consequences if we misuse it. Meanwhile, people had diverse thoughts regarding her termination.
Reaction From Twitter Users
Some Twitter users were heartbroken and pledged to never watch Boxtown only for Tara, and some considered it internal politics against Tara, which her fellow voice actors might face in the future.
On the other hand, some Twitter users reminded her that she was terminated for her Islamophobic statements than being Jewish. Meanwhile, some only mocked her for her absurd statement related to her religion than her controversial statement regarding the ongoing crisis.
It is hard to digest that she was terminated for being Jewish because Boxtown still has at least two Jewish staff members. The first is Alex Hirsch, the voice actor who voices the leading character other than Bill in the show, and the second is Spencer Rothbell, the writer.
Twitter users accused Tara of creating and liking Islamophobic posts regarding the Israel–Hamas war. Later, Tara claimed that she liked and supported such posts because she did not read them carefully. However, she unliked the tweets after reading them carefully and before claiming she loves everyone but terrorists.
It teaches us how careful we must be with our activities on social media. Tara mentioned how quick internet users judge someone. In response, Boxtown claimed to ask its cast and crew members to be careful while reacting to sensitive topics.
