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Could the voice actor behind Demoman be Blackface?
Demoman is a self-described black Scottish cyclops and a scrumpy-swilling demolitions expert from Ullapool, Scotland, who is one of the most versatile members of the team.

Capable of dealing large amounts of explosive damage, whether directly or through splash damage.

Armed with his Grenade Launcher and Stickybomb Launcher, Demoman uses his one good eye and knowledge of his surrounding environment for well-timed stickybomb detonations and precise grenade impacts that send enemies skyward, often in many pieces.


Trivia stuff aside,
Demoman's voice actor, Gary Schwartz, also voices the Heavy class, is a white man.
A white man voiced a black character who is often presented in comedic situations (in this case, it's his textlines + voicelines).

Not to mention the white actor has two eyes, while Demoman has one.
So it's also presenting as a disabled black character, which makes it so much worse..

Yeah......

I persynally believe there is a need for riot when it comes to non-vulnerable community posing as vulnerable one, so men as wimmin + white ppl as black ones, etc.

What are your thoughts on this, TF2 community?
Last edited by Tutu 💚™🤎 ~^^); Aug 10, 2024 @ 11:35am
Originally posted by Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC:
Thank you for posting this. Its an issue that deserves attention.

Its also the reason why I refuse to ever play Demoman. I would probably main him if they hired a POC (preferably one who is visually impaired) to re-record his vocal tracks.
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This is so stupid, HES A VOICE ACTOR! A WOMEN VOICES NARUTO, DOES THAT MAKE IT SEXIST PROPOGANDA?!
Emily (She/Her) May 31, 2024 @ 11:03am 
Originally posted by Sgt. Sandvich #FixTF2:
This is so stupid, HES A VOICE ACTOR! A WOMEN VOICES NARUTO, DOES THAT MAKE IT SEXIST PROPOGANDA?!
yea
Originally posted by Sgt. Sandvich #FixTF2:
This is so stupid, HES A VOICE ACTOR! A WOMEN VOICES NARUTO, DOES THAT MAKE IT SEXIST PROPOGANDA?!
I've edited OP so it answers your question, please scroll up.
Last edited by Tutu 💚™🤎 ~^^); May 31, 2024 @ 11:11am
Guilion May 31, 2024 @ 11:15am 
Originally posted by Sgt. Sandvich #FixTF2:
This is so stupid, HES A VOICE ACTOR! A WOMEN VOICES NARUTO, DOES THAT MAKE IT SEXIST PROPOGANDA?!
It's a misandrist act and should be treated as job discrimination. What would you think if a man voiced a woman? Why are women allowed to voice men but not the other way around?
76561199688280975 May 31, 2024 @ 11:22am 
He's just joking right?
Grace! May 31, 2024 @ 11:34am 
dw guys i'm black and have sight problems (i see worse in one eye basically the same as demoman) and you are ALL allowed to enjoy demoman again thank you and have fun :GDCreep:
"Kris" May 31, 2024 @ 11:36am 
Originally posted by T H E G I B U S M A N (F2P):
He's just joking right?
Why do you think pointing out racism is joking?
Go read up what happens to POC worldwide.
Patrolling the forums makes you wish for a funny thread.
poliakov.noam May 31, 2024 @ 1:02pm 
this is clearly a joke, and a parody of stereotypical media activism, i respect the effort into trying to get us to laugh
Matez May 31, 2024 @ 5:15pm 
reported for another spam
_Sitzkrieg May 31, 2024 @ 5:24pm 
demoman tf2
"Kris" May 31, 2024 @ 5:33pm 
Originally posted by Matez:
reported for another spam
Everything I disagree with:
This shows the obvious lack of diversity when the game's only POC is voiced by a white man.
I swear, half the threads created nowadays are either ragebaits or people satirizing ragebaits, and I can't tell the difference.
Originally posted by Shedding my mortal skin:
I swear, half the threads created nowadays are either ragebaits or people satirizing ragebaits, and I can't tell the difference.
It's about time people wake up to the appalling state of TF2's game design.
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Date Posted: May 31, 2024 @ 12:26am
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