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As a voice actor myself, I believe it should all be left in the hands of the creators and/or casting directors of whatever TV show/movie/game/whatever is being created.

Do you, as the creator, believe that a black man would best fit your main character, who also happens to be a black man? Ok. Then seek out, and cast the best, most talented black voice actor you can find, and pay him an honest wage.

But if we have a "Samurai Jack" situation, where we have no need to be entirely accurate between the actor, their voice, and the character...then all that we need to focus on is the sound, and the talent, right? Right. The correct choice in this scenerio is to cast whomever delivers the performance that best fits the "vision" of the project being created. Whether that's a white man playing a white man, a white man playing a black man, an elderly asian woman playing a buff monkey man with golden hair, a black man playing a time-traveling Japanese samurai warrior who wields a magic sword, and etc. and etc.

Voice acting is a wonderful, magical medium where characters can be brought to life in ways that are not possible in other formats, such as live action. Why would anyone try to limit or police such gifts? Art? Freedom of creativity? When has that ever lead to an improvement for society as a whole?

I understand the concern. The injustices. PoC, and other minorities can and have been discriminated against in the past. Whether it was in Hollwwood, or other places. More job opportunities should be created on their behalf, in order to combat future cases of discrimination.

But incidents like what happened with Jubilee, or Laura Bailey and Uncharted 4 just don't make any sense to me. There's plenty of room for "all of the above." Wheb your project puts politics first over creativity, I believe you've gotten things a little mixed up. Relax, people! And let the medium breath. Voice acting is incredible! Filled with incredible people. Now let people do what they were born to do, in every way possible.