Current Events > Alison Brie posts apology over Bojack Horseman role where she plays Asian.

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Lebronwon
06/26/20 10:46:09 PM
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CB6vX6hHyih/



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Irony
06/26/20 10:46:30 PM
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SpaceBear_
06/26/20 10:47:42 PM
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Lolwut, one of the top comments is Chavo Guerrero

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Poop2
06/26/20 10:49:30 PM
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i get feeling uncomfortable playing the role in light of everything and wanting to step down, but I dont think you should have to apologize for anything.
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Romulox28
06/26/20 10:49:34 PM
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I cant believe this is a serious post

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FreezerDoor
06/26/20 10:49:42 PM
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Seems she only saying it now since other people got heat. Was quiet the whole time Bojack was on the air about this.

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Omnislasher
06/26/20 10:50:21 PM
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Oh fuck off
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TheGoldenEel
06/26/20 10:51:21 PM
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FreezerDoor posted...
Seems she only saying it now since other people got heat. Was quiet the whole time Bojack was on the air about this.
She says that directly in the post

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ForsakenHermit
06/26/20 10:52:39 PM
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Did she portray the role in an offensive and sterotypical way?

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I Like Toast
06/26/20 10:54:30 PM
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ForsakenHermit posted...
Did she portray the role in an offensive and sterotypical way?

I can't think of any time it was relevant.

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Romulox28
06/26/20 10:54:57 PM
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ForsakenHermit posted...
Did she portray the role in an offensive and sterotypical way?
the Vietnamese background was barely touched on, what was touched on was her Boston background. I found her Bostonface very offensive, the role should have been played by Mark Wahlberg with his voice pitched up two octaves

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PIITB415
06/26/20 10:55:33 PM
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Romulox28 posted...
the Vietnamese background was barely touched on, what was touched on was her Boston background. I found her Bostonface very offensive, the role should have been played by Mark Wahlberg with his voice pitched up two octaves

This.

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TheGoldenEel
06/26/20 10:57:12 PM
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Romulox28 posted...
the Vietnamese background was barely touched on, what was touched on was her Boston background. I found her Bostonface very offensive, the role should have been played by Mark Wahlberg with his voice pitched up two octaves
There was a subplot where she went to Vietnam

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puppy
06/26/20 10:58:12 PM
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Is acting dead because of wokeness?

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Smackems
06/26/20 10:59:53 PM
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puppy posted...
Is acting dead because of wokeness?
I hope so. Maybe if there aren't any actors left we won't be inundated with poo shows and movies

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Prestoff
06/26/20 10:59:59 PM
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TheGoldenEel posted...
There was a subplot where she went to Vietnam

And it was a pretty bad representation of Vietnam, I just find it funny that they could only find 1 female vietnamese actress to speak the language... like it's really not that hard to find here in LA.

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Guerrilla Soldier
06/26/20 11:00:39 PM
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voice actors shouldn't have to do this

it's voice acting. it's just a voice. who cares.

does tony the tiger have to actually be a talking tiger now?

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Hayame Zero
06/26/20 11:03:16 PM
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SpaceBear_ posted...
Lolwut, one of the top comments is Chavo Guerrero
He's her trainer and sometimes co-star on her current show.

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Lost_All_Senses
06/26/20 11:05:08 PM
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But when do we get to the part where they actually work on hiring the matching races? Is that happening or are we just gonna have more white characters now instead lol

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SpaceBear_
06/26/20 11:05:16 PM
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Hayame Zero posted...
He's her trainer and sometimes co-star on her current show.

Oh yeah, i didn't think of that. Only on season 2. Haven't seen him yet.

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Prestoff
06/26/20 11:06:43 PM
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But eh, Diane in the show was pretty much a white wash asian that even her backstory was mostly just about her and her family living a white enviroment, so yeah they at least did get that part right at least.

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Odekerk
06/26/20 11:08:09 PM
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hasn't she voiced this sentiment before

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SaltyWet
06/26/20 11:09:26 PM
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Alison Brie is probably the most beautiful woman on the planet.

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TheGoldenEel
06/26/20 11:09:52 PM
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Odekerk posted...
hasn't she voiced this sentiment before
Heres an article from 2018

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/bojack-horseman-vietnam-episode-raphael-bob-waksberg-vyvy-nguyen-1202005807/

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Heavy_D_Forever
06/26/20 11:10:41 PM
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These apologies are getting so fucking ridiculous. You got cast in a show and did your job, there is nothing to apologize for.

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YellowSUV
06/26/20 11:12:05 PM
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Has Will Arnett apologized for voicing Bojack the Horse? To think we could of had the role played by a real horse such as Mr. Ed.

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Freddie_Mercury
06/26/20 11:15:48 PM
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Omnislasher
06/26/20 11:21:12 PM
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Freddie_Mercury posted...
aaron paul sweating rn
Hes not asexual, is he? Pretty sure hes married and fucks
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EmbraceOfDeath
06/26/20 11:23:18 PM
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That's unfortunate. I love Alison Brie. Lot of respect lost.

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Solo_Wing
06/26/20 11:32:01 PM
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Peak Alison Brie is uber hot

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Hicks233
06/26/20 11:38:24 PM
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They are aware that acting is playing pretend right?

Fuck this woke shit.

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SwayM
06/27/20 2:37:46 AM
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I laterally just learned she was supposed to be Vietnamese like 2 months ago

and Ive watched A LOT of Bojack. It literally never comes up until one specific episode as far as Im aware.

This is so stupid on so many levels. Ffs stop apologizing and caving to these idiots who cry racism at the dumbest trivial shit that hurts no one.

You think the world we live in today the priorities would be more laser focused but its completely the opposite.

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Tyranthraxus
06/27/20 2:41:44 AM
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So like, is RDJ in the clear again since he was literally playing a white dude in blackface?

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lilJoe457
06/27/20 2:54:29 AM
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This doesn't actually help advance any cause.

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SpaceBear_
06/27/20 3:11:35 AM
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Is anybody actually making these complaints though?

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troll_swag
06/27/20 3:16:48 AM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
So like, is RDJ in the clear again since he was literally playing a white dude in blackface?
I believe the Black Delegation have him a pass

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au_gold
06/27/20 3:21:02 AM
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Literally the perfect woman.

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toyota
06/27/20 3:22:33 AM
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I cant even believe this is a thing now lol. They realize that the profession is called acting right?

Where people act like other people/characters than themselves? Whats next, people will be called out for racism if they play videogame characters that dont match their own real life race?

How are they going to handle anime dubs where characters/setting is in actual japan? Are they going to have to find a full cast of japanese american voice actors to play the characters
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teepan95
06/27/20 3:29:26 AM
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CE is getting triggered af over this lol
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06/27/20 4:05:18 AM
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Prestoff
06/27/20 4:09:34 AM
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toyota posted...


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spanky1
06/27/20 4:12:20 AM
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toyota posted...
I cant even believe this is a thing now lol. They realize that the profession is called acting right?

Where people act like other people/characters than themselves? Whats next, people will be called out for racism if they play videogame characters that dont match their own real life race?

How are they going to handle anime dubs where characters/setting is in actual japan? Are they going to have to find a full cast of japanese american voice actors to play the characters

Anime brings up a great point actually.

It's basically majority japanese characters, dubbed mostly by white actors.
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SSj4Wingzero
06/27/20 4:22:04 AM
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Her being Vietnamese was barely touched upon in the show - I seem to recall one episode where she goes to Vietnam and actually finds out she knows nothing about the country/culture

spanky1 posted...
Anime brings up a great point actually.

It's basically majority japanese characters, dubbed mostly by white actors.

Yeah that's a good point. The whole purpose of localization is to make it palatable for a foreign audience. Are they going to hold exclusively Japanese-American casting for anime VAs now?

And what if China or Japan wants to dub an American cartoon into Chinese/Japanese? Do they have to find white Americans who speak fluent Chinese/Japanese to work as VAs? Good luck there

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MorganTJ
06/27/20 4:47:05 AM
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The problem with all of this is that it shouldn't be the voice actors apologizing - they just played the role they were cast in. The casting directors (or whatever the equivalent is for animation) are the ones that should be broadening the pool of voice actors they have auditioning for parts. I know for anime dubs they had a small pool of voice actors that they got complacent with, and that's why you tended to hear the same voices frequently.

The issue isn't with white voices getting to voice minority characters, it's that minority voices are getting fewer chances to be cast in the first place. A voice actor of any ethnicity should have the chance to play whatever character their voice fits, but the opportunity to be cast should be equal as well.

Also for what it's worth, Diane's ethnicity has no effect on the character outside one episode in Season 5. You don't necessarily need someone Vietnamese to play her when the fact that the character is white washed is the point.
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GiftedACIII
06/27/20 4:58:21 AM
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spanky1 posted...
Anime brings up a great point actually.

It's basically majority japanese characters, dubbed mostly by white actors.

It would be nice to actually have more Asian VAs. There's only like three of them that I know of. I can only think of Janice Kawaye and Stephen A. Chang from TLOU2 off the top of my head although I know there's another.
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AlisLandale
06/27/20 5:01:47 AM
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GiftedACIII posted...
It would be nice to actually have more Asian VAs. There's only like three of them that I know of. I can only think of Janice Kawaye and Stephen A. Chang from TLOU2 off the top of my head although I know there's another.

literally missed Johnny Young Bosche >_>


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SH_expert44
06/27/20 5:09:12 AM
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She could always donate the equivalent of every penny she made from the role to charity.

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Parappa09
06/27/20 5:09:51 AM
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teepan95 posted...
CE is getting triggered af over this lol


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Lebronwon
06/27/20 9:36:25 AM
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SH_expert44 posted...
She could always donate the equivalent of every penny she made from the role to charity.

Agreed. But she will probably only do an apology and move on.

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Choco
06/27/20 9:49:15 AM
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what does this mean for dubs of anime that take place in real-life japan?

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