#idk it feels like the white VAs can get away with cameoing while the actors of color dont get those chances? | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

coulson-is-an-avenger · 2 years ago

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I do want to say this really quick: one thing that does sadden me is the split difference between which voice actors seem to be allowed to join live action crews and which don't. Bo-Katan and Zeb and others have been able to join major casts, but Ezra and Sabine and Ahsoka's actors were almost left behind. I understand the reasoning for some of it, Ashley definitely didn't have the same face as Ahsoka, and fans were wanting to see Ahsoka played by a woman of color for years, but it is unfortunate that the VAs in general are being pushed to the side. (Tiya in particular feels like an odd choice to recast, given that she looks pretty similar to Sabine to begin with, and she already has experience in screen acting.)

I hope Ashley, Taylor, and Tiya get to have other prominent roles in the franchise some day, even if they have to step aside from their VA characters.

There's something here that I can't quite put my finger on, but it's been bothering me for some time.

#i also feel like. idk theres some racism involved in this but im not able to pinpoint it quite right #idk it feels like the white VAs can get away with cameoing while the actors of color dont get those chances?#like dont get me wrong im excited to see the new actors for ezra and sabine in particular but. idk man. feels a bit weird #mossy speaks #idk man #star wars rebels #the mandalorian #ahsoka show #part of this is me being upset that david oyelowo would almost certainly be stripped of kallus in live action #which just. like idk how he feels about the role and his opinions on it but idk man. there's something here #tiya in particular is like. she could VERY easily play sabine and she already has screen acting exp??? likehlkjkjgkjdf #and like. she does look different. but she's about as different from sabine as the new actress is just in diff directions #so the argument falls apart very quickly

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