ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy - Images
The Peter Dinklage Effect


ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
He was kind of a dick before this


ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
WTF, YongYea retweeted it too


ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
"The fucking yikes on top" enlarged for your viewing pleasure
![Wendee Lee @WendeeLeeVO.36m Replying to @Tiana CamachoVO and @anairis_q Just following what Viz requested. Thought I too might have your support Tiana. 3 27 1 Wendee Lee @WendeeLeeVO.38m Replying to @XanderMobusVO and @anairis_q You're really disappointed Xander? I see. 92 3 ₁712 Wendee Lee @WendeeLeeVO.39m Replying to @KayliMills and @anairis_q Just maintaining the iconic character Kayli. 3 271 2 10 914 ايار ₁903 Wendee Lee @WendeeLeeVO.39m Replying to @FayeMata and @anairis_q Nothing whatsoever, but uh... I did establish the role years ago. 2 271 3 ₁745 Wendee Lee @WendeeLeeVO. 42m Replying to @DamanMills and @anairis_q 12 +] Staff @Studiopolis made a simple casting mistake. Viz wants the iconic OG cast intact. Your Friend still has roles and will be fine, I'm sure. 10 ili 1,765 :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/002/688/631/d0f.jpg)
![Wendee Lee @WendeeLeeVO.36m Replying to @Tiana CamachoVO and @anairis_q Just following what Viz requested. Thought I too might have your support Tiana. 3 27 1 Wendee Lee @WendeeLeeVO.38m Replying to @XanderMobusVO and @anairis_q You're really disappointed Xander? I see. 92 3 ₁712 Wendee Lee @WendeeLeeVO.39m Replying to @KayliMills and @anairis_q Just maintaining the iconic character Kayli. 3 271 2 10 914 ايار ₁903 Wendee Lee @WendeeLeeVO.39m Replying to @FayeMata and @anairis_q Nothing whatsoever, but uh... I did establish the role years ago. 2 271 3 ₁745 Wendee Lee @WendeeLeeVO. 42m Replying to @DamanMills and @anairis_q 12 +] Staff @Studiopolis made a simple casting mistake. Viz wants the iconic OG cast intact. Your Friend still has roles and will be fine, I'm sure. 10 ili 1,765 :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/688/631/d0f.jpg)
ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy


ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy


ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
![SungWon Cho @ProZD i got an audition for [Prominent Cartoon] where i was sent just the Asian character, looking through the rest, i told my agent "hey i'm happy to read for this, but can i...read for some of these others?" to which i was told "all of those characters are drawn as White, so no" 12:48 PM - Oct 23, 2023 236.8K Views 149 Post your reply 22 915 SungWon Cho @ProZD-Th to add extra insult to injury, the character i got sent was labeled "Middle Eastern, South, East, or Southeast Asian" because you know...that's all the same, right? you can just lump them all into one 20 my agent told me that this is just how some Major Studios are doing things now 186 9,086 11 SungWon Cho @ProZD - Th naysayers will go "OH DON'T YOU WANT AUTHENTIC CASTING???" 1293 14 4,472 249 if your entire main cast is all White and you have one token side character who can apparently just be any type of Asian ever, this is not a level playing field. 113 4,823 53.3K 3,403 SungWon Cho @ProZD.Th this is not new, for another show recently with a large cast of characters, i was only sent the audition sides for the character who...exclusively speaks Mandarin. i don't speak Mandarin. .↑. Reply il 54.2K 3,068 it's demoralizing and as much as i love voiceover, the future looks bleaker every day il 67.9K *** 59.9K SungWon Cho @ProZD - Th to be clear, this was not my agent's decision, they have sent me plenty of white characters before and have been nothing but supportive, this is what they were told by the people in charge of casting that show 182 ... 企](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/002/688/333/b6a.jpeg)
![SungWon Cho @ProZD i got an audition for [Prominent Cartoon] where i was sent just the Asian character, looking through the rest, i told my agent "hey i'm happy to read for this, but can i...read for some of these others?" to which i was told "all of those characters are drawn as White, so no" 12:48 PM - Oct 23, 2023 236.8K Views 149 Post your reply 22 915 SungWon Cho @ProZD-Th to add extra insult to injury, the character i got sent was labeled "Middle Eastern, South, East, or Southeast Asian" because you know...that's all the same, right? you can just lump them all into one 20 my agent told me that this is just how some Major Studios are doing things now 186 9,086 11 SungWon Cho @ProZD - Th naysayers will go "OH DON'T YOU WANT AUTHENTIC CASTING???" 1293 14 4,472 249 if your entire main cast is all White and you have one token side character who can apparently just be any type of Asian ever, this is not a level playing field. 113 4,823 53.3K 3,403 SungWon Cho @ProZD.Th this is not new, for another show recently with a large cast of characters, i was only sent the audition sides for the character who...exclusively speaks Mandarin. i don't speak Mandarin. .↑. Reply il 54.2K 3,068 it's demoralizing and as much as i love voiceover, the future looks bleaker every day il 67.9K *** 59.9K SungWon Cho @ProZD - Th to be clear, this was not my agent's decision, they have sent me plenty of white characters before and have been nothing but supportive, this is what they were told by the people in charge of casting that show 182 ... 企](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/688/333/b6a.jpeg)
ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
ProZD Moment


ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
ProZD


ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
"What I meant to say was 'fuck white people', sorry."
ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
Wojak ProZD explains his actual stance.
![Misheru Katorin @Mkatorin "White people shouldn't be casted for non-white characters Oh did you think I mean that people should only play the roles of characters their own race no what I meant is that I just hate white people" 10:12 AM - Oct 25, 2023 160.2K Views 97 885 9.3K : 398 <]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/002/688/203/a63.png)
![Misheru Katorin @Mkatorin "White people shouldn't be casted for non-white characters Oh did you think I mean that people should only play the roles of characters their own race no what I meant is that I just hate white people" 10:12 AM - Oct 25, 2023 160.2K Views 97 885 9.3K : 398 <]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/688/203/a63.png)
ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
Reaping and sowing.
![HokutoNoTism @kenshirotism The past few weeks have been FILLED with reaping and sowing. Dude literally campaigned for "voice actors need to be the same race as the characters", and is shocked that it went badly for him. if your entire main cast is all White and you have one token side character who can apparently just be any type of Asian ever, this is not a level playing field. 10 1,554 1793 SungWon Cho @ProZD-14m this is not new, for another show recently with a large cast of characters, i was only sent the audition sides for the character who...exclusively speaks Mandarin. i don't speak Mandarin. 18.5K C it's demoralizing and as much as i love voiceover, the future looks bleaker every day 98 13:30 928 lil 18.9K SungWon Cho @ProZD-11m to be clear, this was not my agent's decision, they have sent me plenty of white characters before and have been nothing but supportive, this is what they were told by the people in 4:45 PM - Oct 23, 2023.413.8K Views 197 1,366 looking through the rest, i told my agent "hey i'm happy to read for this, but can i...read for some of these others?" to which i was told "all of those characters are drawn as White, so no" 12:48 PM-23 Oct 23.67K Views 284 Reposts 26 Quotes 3,003 Likes 65 Bookmarks SungWon Cho @ProZD-20m Replying to @ProZD to add extra insult to injury, the character i got sent was labeled "Middle Eastern, South, East, or Southeast Asian" because you know...that's all the same, right? you can just lump them all into one 8,518 ធ 756 ←] 소](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/002/688/125/92e.png)
![HokutoNoTism @kenshirotism The past few weeks have been FILLED with reaping and sowing. Dude literally campaigned for "voice actors need to be the same race as the characters", and is shocked that it went badly for him. if your entire main cast is all White and you have one token side character who can apparently just be any type of Asian ever, this is not a level playing field. 10 1,554 1793 SungWon Cho @ProZD-14m this is not new, for another show recently with a large cast of characters, i was only sent the audition sides for the character who...exclusively speaks Mandarin. i don't speak Mandarin. 18.5K C it's demoralizing and as much as i love voiceover, the future looks bleaker every day 98 13:30 928 lil 18.9K SungWon Cho @ProZD-11m to be clear, this was not my agent's decision, they have sent me plenty of white characters before and have been nothing but supportive, this is what they were told by the people in 4:45 PM - Oct 23, 2023.413.8K Views 197 1,366 looking through the rest, i told my agent "hey i'm happy to read for this, but can i...read for some of these others?" to which i was told "all of those characters are drawn as White, so no" 12:48 PM-23 Oct 23.67K Views 284 Reposts 26 Quotes 3,003 Likes 65 Bookmarks SungWon Cho @ProZD-20m Replying to @ProZD to add extra insult to injury, the character i got sent was labeled "Middle Eastern, South, East, or Southeast Asian" because you know...that's all the same, right? you can just lump them all into one 8,518 ធ 756 ←] 소](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/688/125/92e.png)
ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
Anon gets race-segregated by ProZD.


ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
"Eventually you can't have your cake and eat it too."
![Pushing for race-based discrimination and role segregations when it suits them or when they want to virtue signal. Then get upset and shocked when it ends up affecting them too. Eventually you can't have your cake and eat it too. ProZD Perma Banned @GiveMeBanHammer SungWon Cho @ProZD the recast was already unacceptable but this is just the f------ yikes on top Michael Edwards @MEdwardsVA Oct 23 So Wendee Lee finally responded to the Anairis/Yoruichi situation, and all she's doing is attacking industry people who are comforting Anairis after the recast. Still amazed how transparently awful so many voice actors have been this month TOASTED INTERVIEW SUNGWON CHO PROZ 147 SUNDWON CHO (@PO BOD OF WAR RAGNAROK BORDERLANDS) INTERVIEW | Double Toasted *To "cast authentically" means to hire actors who resemble or relate to the characters they are playing* 9:35 PM Oct 24, 2023 123.8K Views 1,117 Also ProZD SungWon Cho @ProZD Follow i got an audition for [Prominent Cartoon] where i was sent just the Asian character, looking through the rest, i told my agent "hey i'm happy to read for this, but can i...read for some of these others?" to which i was told "all of those characters are drawn as White, so no" 12:48 PM 23 Oct 23.67K Views 284 Reposts 26 Quotes 3,003 Likes 65 Bookmarks SungWon Cho @ProZD-20m Replying to @ProZD D to add extra insult to injury, the character i got sent was labeled "Middle Eastern, South, East, or Southeast Asian" because you know...that's all the same, right? you can just lump them all into one 6,899 my agent told me that this is just how some Major Studios are doing things now 018 1382 1,607 19.8K 476 ←]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/002/688/122/f24.png)
![Pushing for race-based discrimination and role segregations when it suits them or when they want to virtue signal. Then get upset and shocked when it ends up affecting them too. Eventually you can't have your cake and eat it too. ProZD Perma Banned @GiveMeBanHammer SungWon Cho @ProZD the recast was already unacceptable but this is just the f------ yikes on top Michael Edwards @MEdwardsVA Oct 23 So Wendee Lee finally responded to the Anairis/Yoruichi situation, and all she's doing is attacking industry people who are comforting Anairis after the recast. Still amazed how transparently awful so many voice actors have been this month TOASTED INTERVIEW SUNGWON CHO PROZ 147 SUNDWON CHO (@PO BOD OF WAR RAGNAROK BORDERLANDS) INTERVIEW | Double Toasted *To "cast authentically" means to hire actors who resemble or relate to the characters they are playing* 9:35 PM Oct 24, 2023 123.8K Views 1,117 Also ProZD SungWon Cho @ProZD Follow i got an audition for [Prominent Cartoon] where i was sent just the Asian character, looking through the rest, i told my agent "hey i'm happy to read for this, but can i...read for some of these others?" to which i was told "all of those characters are drawn as White, so no" 12:48 PM 23 Oct 23.67K Views 284 Reposts 26 Quotes 3,003 Likes 65 Bookmarks SungWon Cho @ProZD-20m Replying to @ProZD D to add extra insult to injury, the character i got sent was labeled "Middle Eastern, South, East, or Southeast Asian" because you know...that's all the same, right? you can just lump them all into one 6,899 my agent told me that this is just how some Major Studios are doing things now 018 1382 1,607 19.8K 476 ←]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/688/122/f24.png)
ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy
ProZD before and after race-casting advocacy.


ProZD Race-Based Casting Controversy