With Apologies to Sena Bryer

[WinterKipu]

They are part of the same people that took a look at the savage, dumb orc race and their first thought was "they must be representing black people!"

[Maltrea]

People who defend her simply because she's trans are no better than people who attack her just because she's trans.

That being said, these takes of hers on Twitter are some of the biggest piles of shit I've seen and I finished Dawntrail MSQ. If I'm transphobic because I don't like her as a person nor as a voice actor, then so be it.

[Papayatar]

Can she stop... trying to be at war with everyone? It's crazy. I'm black, and my mind didn't jump to black gospel at all. The presence of chorus singers doesn't make something 'gospel'.

In my opinion, I may be wrong because I'm no expert... it sounds like a poor or loose imitation of it, but I would honestly call it a 'musical' piece, and yes, its very... Disney-esque. It lacks funk (slap bass, rythmic bass), and the singer is great in other places, but not here. Gospel has a lot more 'off base' singing, as in, the singer singing over the chorus at more random intervals. I think the singers pitch is too high as well. Shes not a soul singer, and thats not her fault at all. (I love Scream lol)

It's funny because Disney actually did REAL gospel way better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0eCoI87PZs

Honestly IMO even Disney’s “real” Gospel is Disney-fied tbh. The singers brought all their gospel chops to a Disney score. But on a scale of gospel to gospel inspired, Disney’s is closer to gospel compared to Smile, solely because the singer’s were gospel singers and what have you.

Also you can have a higher pitch and still get that soulfulness, I think my mind always goes to Fantasia (singer not Disney movie lol). But I’m p.sure she’s one of the, grew up singing in church, singers so even with the higher pitch she knows how to work her way around gospels.

Also! You mentioning there’s not a lot of the “off base” singing in Smile really puts in why it’s giving watered down Disney-fied gospel. And it kinda reminded me of the song analysed in this video https://youtu.be/2EXSyqw4VMw
And Smile is missing some of that “extra-ness” that could make it more than surface level gospel inspired.

[lolnotacat]

People who defend her simply because she's trans are no better than people who attack her just because she's trans.

That being said, these takes of hers on Twitter are some of the biggest piles of shit I've seen and I finished Dawntrail MSQ. If I'm transphobic because I don't like her as a person nor as a voice actor, then so be it.

[Antharaes]

All I have to say about this latest episode of the SB/WL saga is this....Thanks to @Syln for posting the link in another thread.
Enjoy

[FudoMyoo]

There's no need to apologies from anyone from this community. She is a big girl, she can handle the fight.

[Shibi]

Dayam, I'm not really 100% on American norms, but surely saying black gospel is in and of itself racist?

Is it?

[Midare]

Not only is it real, but she doubled down on it

"You are racist!"
"I don't want to happily build a bomb train."
"My, so defensive, proves you're a racist."

The good ol' Kafka trap.

Also since I wanted to double check if that nonsense she posted was real, I went to her twitter and...


(I have an addon for twitter, hate the new layout)

Because, you know, a villainous character giving a speech it's yucky, but sounding like a bad imitation of latam dubs it's A-ok.

[lolnotacat]

"You are racist!"
"I don't want to happily build a bomb train."
"My, so defensive, proves you're a racist."

The good ol' Kafka trap.

Also since I wanted to double check if that nonsense she posted was real, I went to her twitter and...


(I have an addon for twitter, hate the new layout)

Because, you know, a villainous character giving a speech it's yucky, but sounding like a bad imitation of latam dubs it's A-ok.

The irony is that Sena is closer to being Praetorium Gaius than Wuk Lamat.

[Antharaes]

I mean, I keep in touch with this thread out of sheer morbid curiosity because I wonder what'd happen if they do fire her. Will there be a backlash of 'SE is a transphobic company with transphobic/racist community' and then we'd see something like what happened in Hogwarts Legacy where streamers get harassed for playing the game by association? If Sena even has that much influence (probably not), aside from trying to split the community up and pit them against one another like pokemon.

I'm alittle worried about the future of this.

And that's where being trans becomes a weapon. Not because you're a piss poor person, not because you did a piss poor job, not because you are the racist, misogynist and any kind of those nasty things...no. It will come down to being trans, nothing else. And if I'm being honest, I hope they do fire her. Because no matter what, in this Square has my support. It won't make much of a difference, but this person needs to go.