>>115925160Chink here.
I can’t speak for all of us, but I agree with the notion that it shouldn’t be a disqualifying factor in who gets to voice who.
That being said, I do think it would be cool to see more Asians in voice over (and just acting in general, since it’s an area we suffer more than most in in regards to getting non-stereotypical roles, and just roles in general) but I don’t want an apology from someone for something that isn’t offensive. In this case I realize that because of how it’s spiraling into madness she’s obligated to make some kind of statement, but generally when white people virtue-signal they’re only interested in self promotion and getting praise for how “woke” they are. It’s usually disingenuous, it usually doesn’t help the minority they advocate for, it usually only helps their standing, and I don’t think most self-respecting, self-aware minorities get much of anything out of it other than aggravation for being patronized. There are legitimate ways to gain insight into minority issues—bending over and taking it from whiners on social media is probably the worst way.
Something I wonder about is how big of a snowball effect this is having, and where exactly people are going to draw the line, if at all. Are they going to demand races of actors get compartmentalized and pigeonholed to certain races? A lot of little boy characters are voiced by women. Will people’s perspectives on that change? What about anime/video games that take place in Japan? Will these be required to have entirely Japanese casts?
There are ways I would love to see more diversity, but I look at these people and I think they’ve gone off the deep end.
