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Jamieson Price
@JamiesonPrice
Jamieson is a Los Angeles based actor/voice actor. He has worked onstage, on-camera, and on microphones across the country for over 30 years.
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Nov 3, 2022
    To all the many fans of Bleach, I have loved being a part of the Bleach universe and voicing Chad. It was a difficult decision to say no to coming back for TYBW. But I no longer audition for roles of people of color. Representation matters. Access matters.
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Nov 3, 2022
    Replying to @JamiesonPrice
    I have had access to a very wide variety of roles in my career. Actors use their imaginations and their experience to breathe life into the characters we portray. We get to walk in someone else's skin for a time. We practice empathy. We feel. And we learn.
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Nov 3, 2022
    Replying to @JamiesonPrice
    Access to opportunity in Anime has not been equal. But that has changed. By stepping aside now I open the door of Access and give opportunity to an actor who can represent Yasutora Sado with the same love and pride and imagination but with more life experience than I have.
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Nov 3, 2022
    Replying to @JamiesonPrice
    Thank you for all the love and support you have shown me over the years. Please welcome Alain Mesa to the role of Chad. He's got some big shoes to fill! Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better - Maya Angelou #BLEACH_anime #BLEACHTYBW #Chad
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Nov 3, 2022
    Replying to @CrimsonKaze
    Thanks! While I agree actors can play whatever they can, there has been an injurious lack of access to opportunity for POC. That needs to change.
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Nov 3, 2022
    Replying to @Nukleon
    Great question. imo as we reinterpret the Japanese culture of anime for a western English speaking audience, representation matters more when specifically referenced by the character. How do they identify?
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Nov 4, 2022
    Wow. This has inspired quite a spirited conversation. Thank you to all who have engaged. I'm sorry I don't have time to respond to all of you, but, thank you to those who understand my position and have been supportive of my decision.
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Aug 11, 2023
    Replying to @elevenlabs @akaghostbird and @inworld_ai
    I have been informed that you are using an AI version of my voice as Sojiro Sakura from Persona 5. I have never given permission for my voice to be used to train any AI or to be cloned. I do not give anyone permission to use my voice without my active consent.
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Nov 3, 2022
    Replying to @Kon_Doriano and @Nukleon
    It's about access. For far too long white people have enjoyed greater access to opportunity to the detriment of others. That needs to change. I don't care about the ethnicity of the actor either. But I do care that actors aren't being given equal access and opportunity.
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Nov 3, 2022
    Replying to @Stullz84 and @MichaelToole
    Yes, especially voice acting. But even more than representation, access matters. White people have enjoyed greater access to opportunity for far too long, to the detriment of others. I carefully examine each role to see if I am blocking access inappropriately.
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Nov 3, 2022
    Replying to @cxmer_on
    Well, it's not just representation, though that's important. It's also about access to the opportunity to do the job. For far too long white people have had more access, more opportunity, to the detriment of others. That needs to change.
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Nov 4, 2022
    Replying to @JamiesonPrice
    I will continue to audition for roles I feel are appropriate for me, with careful thought as to whether I am encouraging diversity or hindering access for my fellow actors. Do the best you can until you know better. And when you know better, do better. - Maya Angelou
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    Nov 3, 2022
    Replying to @Nukleon
    Well, as Anime is Japanese and we are interpreting it for a western English speaking audience, as long as the character doesn't rely on their ethnicity I think there some room for casting. But Chad identifies as a POC. Talks of his dark skin and Mestizo blood. That's different.
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    Jamieson Price
    @JamiesonPrice
    May 13, 2021
    Replying to @Brokenwing777_
    Ok!