White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters
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White Actors Leaving Nonwhite Roles at ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Family Guy’
Mike Henry said he would no longer voice the ‘Family Guy’ character Cleveland Brown, while the producers of ‘The Simpsons’ said they would stop using white actors to play nonwhite characters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/arts/television/family-guy-simpsons-white-voice-actors.html -
I can understand people of Indian descent taking offense at the Simpson’s Apu character, though I would not think they would be less offended had Apu been voiced by an actor of Indian descent rather than a Caucasian actor.
The Cleveland Brown character from The Family Guy, what’s wrong with the character other than the fact that it has been voiced by a white actor? Is it specific to this character or a general discontent at black actors (or non-white actors in general) not getting their fair share of work and recognition in the entertainment industry?
In Fresh Off the Boat, the Louis Huang character was played by a Korean rather than a Chinese. Are the Chinese supposed to be offended by the fact that a Korean actor was hired to play a Chinese character?
Henry Golding is of mixed Iban and English descent. Are the Chinese supposed to be offended that an Ibanese-English actor played the male lead Chinese character in Crazy Rich Asians?
When the technology becomes available, perhaps we can eliminate all ethnicity-based audio-visual offenses by using computers to synthesize all characters’ looks and voices.
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@Mik said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:
Link to videoOy. This is gonna be tough on those Jewish Indians.
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@Mik said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:
@Larry said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:
Oh sure!! Now that no one is making westerns and there's no Injun parts needed, you white people decide to get religion.....
Oy. This is gonna be tough on those Jewish Indians.
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But I assume everybody is still good with Hamilton?
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@George-K said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:
So, people who, for a living, pretend to be other people, aren't allowed to pretend to be other people.
Did I get that right?
Well you could pretend to be a German piano or an American car or an effective medication or a healer but no in the Constitution apparently there are protected classes. Read up.
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@Loki said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:
Can I play more than 1 religious, race or whatever card.
Yes, it's called intersectionality.
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@Axtremus said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:
@Loki said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:
Can I play more than 1 religious, race or whatever card.
Yes, it's called intersectionality.
Yup, so my question was is that okay if you play that card?
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@Loki said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:
@Axtremus said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:
@Loki said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:
Can I play more than 1 religious, race or whatever card.
Yes, it's called intersectionality.
Yup, so my question was is that okay if you play that card?
I thought I answered yes to that question already. You can play that card.
