Simpsons ends use of white actors to voice
people of colour
Voice actor/actress is an actor who provides
voice-overs or who voices characters in animated films, video games, etc. Indeed,
voice actors audibly create the characterizer’s image and perception among the
audience. It is not uncommon for a voice actor/actress to play the role of more
than one character in animation. Also, some voice actors voiceover a character
of a different race, color, nationality, or even gender. So, it had not been overly
critical for a white voice actor to play the role of an Indian convenience
store owner, black police officer, and the Mexican-American Bumblebee Man in US
animated comedy series The Simpsons. However, the recent Black Lives Matter movement,
pushed the producer, along with the staff and actors of the animation series,
to decide that it will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters.
As reported in Vol.3005 yesterday, it seems
that better to act rather than wait is the recent trend in the US where 60% of
the population is estimated to be white, not including Hispanic or Latino.
But if only persons of a specific color should
play characters of the color in animation or game, should persons of race or
sex play characters of the race or sex? Is the character of the person more
important than the skill to play the role? Will job postings state the race or
color restrictions for the job?
Read the article and think about how far this
character issue will go.
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