Opinion Stage

Dubbing is like welfare for bad actors

By Veronica Dugan

Dubbing is horrible. They never have the same energy that the onscreen actors have and it either comes out funny or pathetic. I can only imagine what kind of actors are hired to dub.

Live action out of sync is horrible

By Libby Tessler

However amazing the dub is, watching people’s mouths move and hearing something different come out of them is far more distracting than reading unobtrusive subtitles at the bottom of the screen.

Cultural Diversity

By Tammy Kurtz

You can’t really get into the world you are watching if you take the language away. The way they say things is just as important as what they are saying.

Subtitles are a great way to learn a language

By Alissa Beck

You are listening to a language and simultaneously reading what it means. After a while it rubs off and you start understanding. I think that’s great.

You can’t focus on the movie if you are focused on the subtitles

By John Ortiz

I find it annoying to go up and down from screen to subtitles. I can’t focus on both and end up either not caring about what they are doing or not caring about what they are saying.

Do not exclude illiterates

By David Ronson

There are really high percentages of illiterate people out there. Dubbing makes it possible for them to watch TV and they should not be discriminated.

What about games?

By Jeremy Fitzpatrick

Any gamer will tell you that nothing is more annoying than a great Japanese anime game with subtitles. You can’t react quickly if you’re busy reading what your enemy is shouting at you. If it’s subtitled I rather not play

Saturday morning cartoons

By Connor Hughes

My childhood would have been complete hell if I had had to read subtitles for the cartoons I watched.