Is it a problem that Kratos is voiced by an African American?
No. Of course not.
So this isn't either.
No. Of course not.
So this isn't either.
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Is it problematic that Lifeline (Apex Legends) is Voiced by a White Woman?
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No, it's not problematic. Unless you want it to be - but then you need to prove that it was intentional. Can you prove it?
Hmm.. I guess it would be more authentic to match the voice actor to the character like that. But I don't think it is absolutely necessary or anything.
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Why isn't Kratos voiced by a Greek person? Why is Sony so racist against Greeks?
I'm not sure this is true? If you take someone like Phil Lamarr, he's voiced men, women, and basically every ethnicity I can think of. Same with Cree Summer. You can call them exceptions to the rule, but I dunno, all the VAs I can think of have pretty diverse roles if the range is there.
Probably because Greek is not a race.
Responses in gaming side thread about representation are almost too predictable to be disappointing at this point. Some of this shit borders on "why can't we have a white history month!?!" logic.
Not gonna lie....at first glance I saw Rachel dolezal.
This is the woman in question by the way...
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To clarify, if the voice acting is good, I don't care who performs the role. The Jamaican accent is absolutely atrocious though.
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So you're telling me you do not want the best voice actor to get cast for the role? Instead you want a person of colour not to win that role, but instead be given it.
I'd call that insulting.
I'd call that insulting.
And Why isn't R2D2 voiced by a LaserJet Printer??
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Without knowing the casting process it's difficult to say. In theory you'd say that yes the role should have gone to a PoC but without knowing who was put/came forward to audition or even how good they were you can't really say either way.
ND stated that they casted Laura Fraser in the role of Nadine purely because she was the best person for the part. If that's true, and I don't see a reason to doubt them, then in that case I don't have a problem.
ND stated that they casted Laura Fraser in the role of Nadine purely because she was the best person for the part. If that's true, and I don't see a reason to doubt them, then in that case I don't have a problem.
It's Jamaican, isn't it?
Wait. Do I need to get my eyes checked? She looks like a light skinned POC.
I think it's only problematic in the job availability sense, personally. There seem to be fewer opportunities and I would hope that they would take that into consideration when casting.
But if the voice is right for the role, then whatever I guess. Kinda like how Shredder will always be voiced by black guys, despite being a Japanese character.
But if the voice is right for the role, then whatever I guess. Kinda like how Shredder will always be voiced by black guys, despite being a Japanese character.
This is a good conversation worth having OP but it was a mistake to post it in gaming side considering most people ITT are handwaving it entirely or making a joke of it. I already posted my thoughts on the previous page. It's kinda sad that black people can't even get the opportunity to voice black characters.
Here's a great article from Motherboard on the subject:
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/...oiced-by-white-actors-uncharted-4-nadine-ross
Here's a great article from Motherboard on the subject:
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/...oiced-by-white-actors-uncharted-4-nadine-ross
Yeah. I'm legit shocked at the handwaving and the whataboutism. It's the kind that leads to, like you said, people screeching 'Why can't we have white history month!?'. Thinking a black actor voicing kratos is comparable to a white actor voicing a minority...smh.
I don't think this is a fair comparison because they specifically cast a woman in the role of a 10 year old boy so they don't have to worry about her voice deepening.
It's fine, but just a little disappointing. I don't mind if people lend their voice to a character of another ethnicity, but that would mean a lot more if women of colour were also able to regularly reap the benefits of it. The only other example that comes to mind was Nadine Ross from Uncharted, and that too was a white person playing a black lady. I fully understand if people look at this and see it as another missed opportunity for another PoC.
You seem to be suggesting that Bloodhound is actually a guy, but they're actually deliberately ambiguous in their design. They're supposed to be nonbinary.
I really don't know why I expect threads like this to go any differently. Representation matter not just for the characters but the actors behind them.
It's absolutely not problematic. But we've been through this discussion before. The voice actors never know much about their character beyond what they're told anyways and it's always going to be their blame when everyone include them find out. I'm not gonna call someone doing their job problematic, I will only call the selection process problematic for not divulging into that detail to their voice actors.
I don't think the intention of this thread was to be critical of the voice actress who took a paying job.
I agree with everything you've said.
the German description is describing Bloodhound as male, no way to know about that unless you read online about it.
Seriously there must be something wrong with my eyes because that women certainly doesn't look white to me.
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