#this was inspired by some yakuza dub discourse ive seen but tbh it applies broadly to dubs

[mike----wazowski]

i absolutely hate the disrespect people level at dub actors. i always see bullshit like "they didn't even give a shit" or "it was clearly low effort compared to the japanese performances 🤓" and genuinely just... fuck off lol. it's absolutely okay and fine to dislike a performance! it's fine!! you can totally prefer the japanese!!! i do for a lot of characters!! but you don't have to level personal accusations at the english voice actors, saying they're not trying when you have no idea how much passion and effort goes into a performance

so many VAs are passionate and dedicated people who love their craft and try their hardest with their characters, only for some fuckin people on the internet to act like theyre hacks who don't give a shit. as if they were there during the casting and recording process knowing the inner workings of the dub lmfao. imagine how disheartening it must be putting your all into something only for someone to mischaracterise you like that

just say you don't like something instead of getting personal and mean about it!! say you didn't like the direction of a line, or felt it didn't match the tone of a scene, or felt like you preferred the emotions of the jp version! just don't be blatantly rude and disrespectful about the actors!!

but it's the internet. am screaming into the void here