>>115885596>Also take into account that because the West is predominately white it's more statistically likely that high-talent a-list voice actors will be majority white with fewer poc. Of course studios will want the best talent possible for their project idea and that person will most likely be white.If the American entertainment system actually did match the demographics of the US, it would look radically different than how it is now. As of now, it's weighted disproportionately towards men and white people. And I'm not just talking about actors. I mean every level of production.
>Of course studios will want the best talent possible for their project ideaThe idea that white people get chosen over minorities just because of talent is overblown.
Look at the movie 21 for example. The movie is based on a real life group of people who were mostly if not all Chinese-American. In the movie, all the major members of the group are white, and the only two Chinese American characters were bit parts that play almost no importance in the movie. I could buy the argument for casting Kevin Spacey. I think he's a really good actor, especially for villain characters, and he does a spectacular job in the movie. But what about the rest of the characters? Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth and Jacob Pitts weren't huge household names that would put butts in the seats. I liked their acting, but they're nowhere near so good that I couldn't imagine the roles being played by different actors. The movie was made by a big studio and had a budget of $35 million. They absolutely could have found Chinese-American actors who could have done as well if not better as the white actors they cast. Same goes for that awful Last Airbender movie.
Most of these hiring decisions aren't "Oh this person is uniquely perfect we NEED them specifically." Most hires are average nobodies doing average jobs. It would just be nice if the average nobodies didn't always have to be white.
