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Y'know, they can bitch about it all they want, but Pokémon is still widely successful and not once did they have to bring up the fact that one of their VA's were trans to market.
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I mean when you really think about it, Brock and Misty got replaced eventually in the later seasons. So literally the only characters that were in every season of the series are Ash, Pikachu and Team Rocket. So if anything Meowth counts as more of a main character than whoever the hell is following around Ash in whatever region their in.
Exactly, I was thinking exactly this. This is why I said they were more iconic. I suppose, though, that it doesn't matter because they're still not leads. I guess if Maddie or another trans person had voiced Brock or Misty, that would have been a "lead role", despite the fact they aren't really the leads after a certain point? ("Oh, but they were leads temporarily" - Team Rocket has had many, many TR-centric episodes and scenes, with an entire episode devoted to Meowth explaining his life. So TR were, too!)
Cunt is a more appropriate term I think.
It's like saying Bender isn't an important character in Futurama.
I just thought of something. Notice the spokespeople for this show are just Black and Goldstein? No-one else involved (not Bradley, not the production team and certainly not any of the other VAs) has so far said a word.
Now consider that Black seems to find transgenderism a source of endless fascination. (Judging by the trans character in his "Goodnight Burbank" show, the long line of dreadful tranny jokes posed to Black's twitter - and of course, the constant harping re: FIRST EVAR TRANS VA PLAYING A LEAD AND NOT SUPPORTING TRANS CHARACTER WHILE SHITTING ALL OVER SUCH BASIC CONCEPTS AS TACT CIVILITY AND NOT ACTING LIKE A JUMPED UP LITTLE CUNT IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE EVAR...)
Also consider that Shona Whatshername is clearly physically based on Goldstein - and is, like Goldstein, an "aspiring comedian". And though I don't know who came up with the original designs for the show's characters, surely Black must have had final approval?
Based on the above, it would appear Black is somewhat...enamoured by trans people. And Goldstein in particular. Enough that I can't help but wonder just how Goldstein got the job as VA.
Were she and Black already friends? Surely not! I prefer to think Black gave her the role on the basis of her talent - and nothing more.![]()
Cunt is a more appropriate term I think.
How wonderful a person Hayden must be then. Also, nice job compiling all I need to know to avoid this pile of shit. Makes me happy.
- Three main subjects were trolls, trans issues and Caitlyn Jenner.
- There is no variation between Julie's normal voice and the voice she uses for Shona, currently demonstrating no flexibility for future voice acting roles.
- Hayden is as pleasant in real life as he is in his tweets.
- Transvestite is an offensive term according to Julie. The correct term is crossdresser.
- One of the hosts felt the need to apologise for saying something offensive in a previous broadcast since Julie was there.
- Hayden still doesn't know whether the show will be on the web or on TV.
- Hayden is bitching that we don't know what "lead character" means.
- What sets Gen Zed apart from other shows like it is that is "has a lot of heart and a lot of heart-breaking moments". I can think of several shows in the same genre that have plenty of heart-breaking moments and a lot of heart, but I'm just ignorant cis scum.
- Hayden actually did the "Pew pew!" response out loud. Idiot.
There is no hope for humanity.
- Hayden actually did the "Pew pew!" response out loud. Idiot.
Transvestite is an offensive term according to Julie. The correct term is crossdresser.
Apparently self-identified crossdressers disavow the former term to avoid confusion with transgender people and fetishists. I guess Julie really wanted to make clear that she's not a simply dude in a dress, but I'm a little surprised that she seems to support people who are instead of calling them an affront to TRUE and HONEST trans people.Is there a cultural context here that makes a difference? Because they mean literally the exact same thing just with different linguistic roots
Are you implying that trans people are to Hayden Black as lesbians are to Andrew Dobson?![]()
Cunt is a more appropriate term I think.
An insincere cunt, at that.![]()
Except she doesn't have one.
She's pre-op, is she? Bang goes my little joke, then!Though if Black does turn out to bear more than the one similarity to Dobson...
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Hayden actually did the "Pew pew!" response out loud. Idiot.