Capcom Hired A Bigot White Actor To Play Morrison In Devil May Cry 5
Despite its brilliance as a video game, Devil May Cry 5 has become a well-pronounced subject of controversy. Capcom, of other debatable matters, hired white actor Joey Camen to voice Dante's investigator J.D. Morrison, who's portrayed as a black character in the game.
Note that a white actor playing a black character isn't the problem. There's more to the story.
Joey Camen is an American voice actor, comedian and writer who has voiced many characters in various video games, movies and TV shows. As a person, Camen is a bigot, dons blackface, pretends to be black and says "nigga" for fun. Here are a few videos from his inactive YouTube channel -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSclXFKWkOc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50F5lnBOVbg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Ui5MGhk0M
Why is this a matter of concern?
There are numerous talented voice actors that could have been considered for the role of Morrison. Instead, Capcom picked Joey Camen. It's a concern since it takes representation and jobs away from black actors who are already struggling to find work in the industry. Also, by hiring people with hurtful backgrounds Capcom isn't just damaging its own reputation, but supporting such people and their actions by giving them employment and opportunities.
Capcom should have vetted Camen before bringing him on board. It could be possible that Capcom Japan had most of the say in the project which resulted in the same.
Is this the first time?
Unfortunately, no. During the Tokyo Game Show 2018, Capcom debuted "Subhuman," the battle theme for Dante, which created a controversy as well. The song was performed by Cody Matthew Johnson featuring Suicide Silence. The latter's frontman Eddie Hermida originally sang the main vocals, who was soon accused of inappropriate sexual allegations with a 17-year-old fan.
In a recent interview, Dante's voice actor Reuben Langdon stated how he had a "hard time" believing the
allegations against Vic Mignogna, which includes various accusations of homophobia, anti-Semitism and unwanted sexual advances. Langdon, along with the two hosts also talked about how
#MeToo and
Black Lives Matter have gotten "hijacked" and lamented how even just "hugging someone" would be getting interpreted as sexual harassment.
Capcom's Responses
To compensate for Subhuman, Capcom
issued an apology and replaced Eddie's voice track with that of Michael Barr's.
Regarding the hiring of Joey Camen, Capcom hasn't issued anything as of now. We've contacted Capcom to comment on the issue and we'll update this article as soon as there's any development.
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