Behavior of English VAs and localization staff on social media

[LilimoLimomo]

Very well.

Sena Bryer, judging by her tweets, believes that she (as a transwoman) should have access to cisgender female roles. Now, to be clear on my stance, I do not care what's inside a person's pants when it comes to voicework. They can have an exceedingly large bowl of granola for all I care.

However, she also has explicitly stated that casting directors should keep in mind one's gender identity, culminating in the seeming position that she should have access to both cisgender and transgender roles, but cisgender women cannot take trans roles and must forfeit them if they have them.

This is already internally inconsistent. Either gender identity matters, or it does not. It's not a convinience, it's a state of being. Leeloo Dallas Multi-Trans is not on the table here.

If we follow the line of reasoning that one's genitals are irrelevant, then demanding Bridget's VA step down was wrong, and she needs to refrain from any implications of that in the future. An apology and deletion of the tweet- which is still up as of a few hours ago- would be part of this.

If we follow the line of reasoning that one's genitals and gender identity *are* relevant, then she should step down from the role of Wuk Lamat of her own accord, as Wuk Lamat is a cisgender female.

This is a great post, thanks for writing it. You've done a great job of highlighting something you see as hypocritical and explaining your thought process, in a way that reads as reasonable and relatable.

So please, defend her reasoning to me because I frankly just see someone entitled who now faces rightful criticism, and is cowering behind the shield of 'transphobia' when rightfully criticized. Her commentary's coming to light, and people are not happy about it.

I honestly don't know what her reasoning is; at the very least, based on what you said, her reasoning doesn't seem obvious to me. I could make some guesses, but I feel like I'd invariably miss the mark in some way and I wouldn't want to accidentally put words in someone's mouth.

That said, the Internet being what it is, I'd be surprised if someone hasn't already asked (or demanded) that Sena explain her reasoning. Are you aware whether she's provided any manner of explanation, rationale, etc for either or both of these stances? I don't think it's impossible for both of these ideas to simultaneously exist, but I do agree that it isn't entirely obvious at a surface level. That being the case, some manner of further explanation seems like a reasonable ask from her to get everyone on the same page.

Regardless, thanks for taking the high road with me. ^^