Current Events > 30 y/o WHITE Man DEFENDS Voicing a BLACK Character cause he grew up URBAN!!

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30 yy/o White Actor, Travis Turner, who goes by Little T voices a BLACK character on Netflix's animated show "Spy Kids" and says it's all good because he lived in "motels" and has songs coming out with a well known artist!!

He goes by "Little T" who grew up in the HARD STREETS of TORONTO CANADA and said that he isn't worried about the blackc ommunity backlash for playing a black character named Psi cause he grew up in a urban community..

He said "If they want they can say whatever, i have thought about that. But also i have a track with Dub C right now. I have a track with Snoop coming out. I actually come from like an urban background. I've lived in motels to where i am now, i relate to the urban community. I feel like i have a resume to qualify me for the job to voice a black character. I know what it's like to grow up a hard life"

He has a minor acting credits spanning back to 2008 and done voice work who says his humble beginnings are similar to the experience of black people and sponsored black kids and Day One.

Travis said "I think that right now, honestly, social media is dividing us, it is dividing us. I grew up on Chris Rock, Chris Tucker, people making fun of race. It's a comedy. Now these people can't even do college tours because it's such an issue"

Travis fails to mention however that most jokes made by black comedians regarding race were still critical of the racism and racial prejudice in America

But Travis wants it all about love and supporting each other when purusing work as he continues to use EBONICS to voice the character

He says "It's very is it culturally appropriate? and i get that but honestly if there was someone more suited for the role then yeah"

He grew up in Oliver, Canada with a population of 4824 as its unknown how many black people live in the small agricultural town..but he did spend time in Toronto, Canada which has a more urban community.

Netflix could not be reached for comment to Dailymail requests

Do you think because Travis grew up in a "urban" community, that qualifies him for the role to voice a black character? let's see what people think

This is how he SOUNDS -

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Travis - White Boy In Da Hood

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/19/15/4B50D1BD00000578-5634727-image-a-19_1524149195204.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/19/15/4B50D1C100000578-5634727-image-a-21_1524149228611.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/19/15/4B50D1C500000578-5634727-image-a-40_1524149800502.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/19/15/4B50D1B100000578-5634727-image-m-39_1524149793870.jpg

Psi - Black Character he voices

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/19/15/4B50D14100000578-5634727-image-m-18_1524149185440.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/19/15/4B50D17D00000578-5634727-image-m-35_1524149586267.jpg
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On one hand, it's pretty stupid to have a white guy voice a black character if there are no black voice actors on the show. On the other hand, I don't think it's quite the same thing as if he'd played a black man in a live action show.

I mean, the best Saturday morning villain was a Japanese man voiced by a black man.

White people have voiced black people before. I don't see the issue.
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There's really no need to defend it since it doesn't matter what his race is

Wtf at his comment about living in motels though. Is associating motels and black people some canadian nonsense

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/19/15/4B50D1C500000578-5634727-image-a-40_1524149800502.jpg

I hate it when people take pictures like this
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I think having a good voice qualifies him to voice whoever he wants.
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Stop posting, duckbear
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To answer the question, no, it doesn't qualify him, but it's not like that matters in regards to cartoons. Many people of different races voices characters of other ethnicities. It can especially be hard to gauge if the person in question has good vocal range.
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looks like some Rick Astley looking dweeb, and Rick Astley sounds like a black guy singing so I guess he can make it work

He made the situation worse. Just say I think i fit the character and be done with it. Cleveland is a played by a white guy..not many people cared .
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Kratos was voiced by a black dude for like a decade
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you can hear how he sounds like now
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orangefire25 posted...

Kratos was voiced by a black dude for like a decade

I was going to correct you on his skin not actually being white, but then it doesn't really matter since Kratos is Greek. He may have been just tan.
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Damn, he sounds so young.
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Being a voice actor qualifies him for any role that he can do
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