Why are voice|over actors apologizing for assuming racial/ethnic ...

Why are voice-over actors apologizing for assuming racial/ethnic ...

I think It's ridiculous, Black Actors play White Characters, Asians play Americans, it doesn't make sense to say it's racism, that's idiotic.

Thoughts on voice acting for a different race? : r/VoiceActing - Reddit

The reason for this is, at least I believe, is that if the actor went a more stereotypical route with the accent, it'd be deemed less offensive ...

How voice actors are fighting whitewashing in animation | Vox

Their concerns that an attempt to move to strictly race-accurate casting could hurt actors of color more than help them point to larger issues ...

Does Representation ACTUALLY Matter in VOICE Acting? - YouTube

This year we have seen a lot of discussion regarding representation and casting in the voice over industry. The common adage is that "in ...

Minority representation for minority characters in Voice acting

However, all things aren't equal. Minority voice actors have trouble getting in the door to begin with. So having minority characters voiced by ...

VoiceOverXtra - Client Wants \'Ambiguously Ethnic\' Voice - Say What?

Don't even get me started about the call for "African-American” voices. That's so blatantly racial, or reverse-racial that it blows my mind. So ...

'I Am Not A Black Voice Actor. I Am Not An African-American Voice ...

Editor's note: How well do we truly understand one another - especially when viewed through a haze of ethnicity or skin color? The voice over ...

Why Policing the Way Voices Sound Has to Stop - Boston University

Many voice trainers are moving BIPOC voices to the center of discourse in theater training classes, so that texts traditionally used are being ...

On Assuming Race and Being Biracial - The Nerds of Color

One of the biggest problems in Hollywood is assuming race solely based on appearance, especially when it comes to casting actors and actresses who are “ ...

'Dislyte' Voice Actress Aimee Smith Issues Apology After English ...

In the English voice acting industry, there has been a growing demand from activists for 'authentic casting' – or race-based casting – in ...

Alison Brie Apology — Voiced Vietnamese Character On 'BoJack ...

This is so much malarkey. I am getting sick of this nonsense. Voice actors are being Shamed into apologizing for voicing characters that they've ...

Neil Druckmann's Response To Uncharted 4 Black Character ...

I agree that voice acting can be done by any race/ethnicity and voice ... over a particular casting decision in isolation ... assuming it was racially ...

How Animation's Racial Reckoning Affects International Dubs - Vulture

The remark prompted her to speak out about double standards in the industry, where white actors routinely voice characters of other races. Her ...

Racialized Voice Acting and Transracial Voice Casting of Animated ...

I question this assumption about the “universality” of animal characters since socially constructed markers of race and ethnicity involve not ...

Dear anti-racist allies: Here's how to respond to microaggressions

Why it's offensive: This statement equates racism with prejudice. Prejudice is an attitude based on stereotypes. Racism entails the policies and ...

Hank Azaria apologises 'to every Indian person' for voicing Apu in ...

Speaking on Monday on the Armchair Expert podcast hosted by the actors Dax Shepard and Monica Padman, who is Indian American, Azaria, 56, said ...

The messy story of the Bleach voice acting controversy, explained

But that excitement soured as fans and voice actors argued on social media over who has the “right” to voice a character of color, invoking ...

Mocking accents spreads unjust, offensive stereotypes

When people imitate accents, they often include stigmas about the race, ethnicity or culture which they are mocking. The notorious case of Apu ...

Race and the re-embodied voice in Hollywood film - Mary Bucholtz

Directors appear to assume that African American actors are 'naturally' able to use AAE, while European American actors seem to be expected to be able to ...

CALM - Active Minds

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