James Avery as Shredder.

~~Cropsy~~ · 12-22-2009, 04:37 PM

Isn't it odd that a black man is being the voice of a Japanese character?

Dejablue · 12-22-2009, 04:41 PM

Not really. He gave Shredder the voice he needed for that cartoon and thats all that mattered. I mean besides Mako...how many of the Voice actors of Splinter were actually Japanese?

*discordiatookie* · 12-22-2009, 04:47 PM

As long as the voice fits, who gives a sh*t about race, skin colour, appearances, etc?

Did you know that Bart Simpson is voiced by a woman? The shock! The horror!

Dejablue · 12-22-2009, 04:48 PM

Yeah I mean its not like you ever see who these people are. At least most of the time you don't.

~~Cropsy~~ · 12-22-2009, 04:51 PM

So it doesn't matter about race or gender on characters.

He was even the voice of Fang the giant from the 1986 anime feature "Fist of the North Star".

*ToTheNines* · 12-22-2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Cropsy

Isn't it odd that a black man is being the voice of a Japanese character?

What the **** is wrong with you?

Inter-racial voice acting (how stupid does that sound?) happens all the time....

I'd like to go off on you, but you're either a racist or just painfully retarded. Either way I'd be wasting my time.

Dejablue · 12-22-2009, 05:24 PM

Geeze dude, I don't think he meant any harm. I've actually wondered stuff like this myself. Say for instance when a Japanese character speaks I rate it on a meter of how fake I think the accent sounds. Its just that in the instance of the OT show it really didn't matter in the slightest. And you know what? I for the longest time didn't know that Shredder was voiced by this guy. And when I did, it friggin blew my mind. Uncle Phil as the Shredder? No way!

His question is strange and easy to explain, yes but I don't think you should jump the gun and call him racist or retarded.

~~Cropsy~~ · 12-22-2009, 05:31 PM

No i'm not an ignorant racist, i'm just weirded out that a black man voiced a Japanese character. And i believe race isn't important, like Cree Summer who is a black voice actress is the voice of Dulcy on Sonic SatAM and Penny on Inspector Gadget.

Dejablue · 12-22-2009, 05:37 PM

and the weird Elmyra chick from Tiny Tunes

*XERO* · 12-22-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Cropsy

Isn't it odd that a black man is being the voice of a Japanese character?

"Veronica Taylor, I CHOOSE YOU!!!!"

Dejablue · 12-22-2009, 06:57 PM

See? well wait. I always knew Ash's VA was female from the start lol

Luke795 · 12-22-2009, 07:02 PM

Jaleel White who played Steve Urkel on Family Matters is black and he voices Sonic in all 3 American Sonic cartoons Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic Underground.

Dejablue · 12-22-2009, 07:05 PM

Lawl that doesn't count. Sonic is an animal (technically)

MorganaV · 12-22-2009, 07:30 PM

Ok one thing I'm confused about, what did this James Avery guy voice the Shredder in?? I honestly don't know.

Dejablue · 12-22-2009, 07:35 PM

The old 1980's cartoon

MorganaV · 12-22-2009, 07:37 PM

Oh s**t! Just looked him up, I honestly would of never guessed Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince of Bel Air was the Shredder. Wow.

Dejablue · 12-22-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MorganaV

Oh s**t! Just looked him up, I honestly would of never guessed Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince of Bel Air was the Shredder. Wow.

Hahaha thats just how I felt.

*ToTheNines* · 12-22-2009, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Cropsy

No i'm not an ignorant racist, i'm just weirded out that a black man voiced a Japanese character.

Oh my god. You're talking about the OT... it's not like they made Shredder particularly Japanese.

Sure it's an amusing factoid for like one second, but I don't see why you made a thread about it, or why you're "weirded out" by anything.

*Icebot* · 12-22-2009, 07:55 PM

James Avery didn't do the voice of Shredder in every episode. He consistently had substitute voice actors and he didn't voice Shredder at all in the red sky episodes. I would've loved to see him voice Shredder in Turtles Forever but that didn't happen.

Blade Raider · 12-22-2009, 08:16 PM

If actors could only play characters of their race, then all Transformers would have the voice of a MAC. It doesn't matter and has nothing to do with race. It is, however, surpising at first that Shredder and Uncle Phil are the same guy. Now that's just fun trivia.

Something that's actually odd is Playmates turned Bebop into a white guy even though he was black in the show. Make of that what you would.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benvenuto

"Veronica Taylor, I CHOOSE YOU!!!!"

She also voiced May, which makes any love scenario between them really funny.

12-22-2009, 04:37 PM	#1
~~Cropsy~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 92	James Avery as Shredder. Isn't it odd that a black man is being the voice of a Japanese character?

12-22-2009, 04:47 PM	#3
discordiatookie facehugger Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,817	As long as the voice fits, who gives a sh*t about race, skin colour, appearances, etc? Did you know that Bart Simpson is voiced by a woman? The shock! The horror! __________________ Oh Discordia! Charyou Tree! Come, Reap! Don't tell us to grow up and out of it I got my cloak and dagger in a bar room brawl You actually trying to read this tiny text? Damn, you're dedicated! This is all just for effect you know... original TMNT art collection

12-22-2009, 04:41 PM	#2
Dejablue Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In the USA Posts: 637	Not really. He gave Shredder the voice he needed for that cartoon and thats all that mattered. I mean besides Mako...how many of the Voice actors of Splinter were actually Japanese?

12-22-2009, 04:48 PM	#4
Dejablue Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In the USA Posts: 637	Yeah I mean its not like you ever see who these people are. At least most of the time you don't.

12-22-2009, 04:51 PM	#5
~~Cropsy~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 92	So it doesn't matter about race or gender on characters. He was even the voice of Fang the giant from the 1986 anime feature "Fist of the North Star".

12-22-2009, 05:24 PM	#7
Dejablue Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In the USA Posts: 637	Geeze dude, I don't think he meant any harm. I've actually wondered stuff like this myself. Say for instance when a Japanese character speaks I rate it on a meter of how fake I think the accent sounds. Its just that in the instance of the OT show it really didn't matter in the slightest. And you know what? I for the longest time didn't know that Shredder was voiced by this guy. And when I did, it friggin blew my mind. Uncle Phil as the Shredder? No way! His question is strange and easy to explain, yes but I don't think you should jump the gun and call him racist or retarded.

12-22-2009, 05:31 PM	#8
~~Cropsy~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 92	No i'm not an ignorant racist, i'm just weirded out that a black man voiced a Japanese character. And i believe race isn't important, like Cree Summer who is a black voice actress is the voice of Dulcy on Sonic SatAM and Penny on Inspector Gadget.

12-22-2009, 05:37 PM	#9
Dejablue Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In the USA Posts: 637	and the weird Elmyra chick from Tiny Tunes

12-22-2009, 06:57 PM	#11
Dejablue Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In the USA Posts: 637	See? well wait. I always knew Ash's VA was female from the start lol

12-22-2009, 07:02 PM	#12
Luke795 Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 376	Jaleel White who played Steve Urkel on Family Matters is black and he voices Sonic in all 3 American Sonic cartoons Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic Underground.

12-22-2009, 07:05 PM	#13
Dejablue Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In the USA Posts: 637	Lawl that doesn't count. Sonic is an animal (technically)

12-22-2009, 07:30 PM	#14
MorganaV Mouser Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11	Ok one thing I'm confused about, what did this James Avery guy voice the Shredder in?? I honestly don't know.

12-22-2009, 07:35 PM	#15
Dejablue Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In the USA Posts: 637	The old 1980's cartoon

12-22-2009, 07:37 PM	#16
MorganaV Mouser Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11	Oh s**t! Just looked him up, I honestly would of never guessed Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince of Bel Air was the Shredder. Wow.

12-22-2009, 07:55 PM	#19
Icebot Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 3,225	James Avery didn't do the voice of Shredder in every episode. He consistently had substitute voice actors and he didn't voice Shredder at all in the red sky episodes. I would've loved to see him voice Shredder in Turtles Forever but that didn't happen.