Harley Quinn Fans Are Already Fighting Over Lady Gaga’s Lack Of Accent In Joker 2

Summary
  • Fans of Harley Quinn are divided over Lady Gaga's depiction without her classic New York accent in Joker: Folie à Deux.
  • Some argue that David Ayer's portrayal of Harley Quinn, played by Margot Robbie, has already harmed the character's public perception.
  • Others point out the importance of Harley's origins in Batman: The Animated Series, where she was voiced by Arleen Sorkin using her natural voice.
Joker: Folie à Deux is due to release later this year, and with recent teasers revealing Lady Gaga speaking as DC's Harley Quinn, fans are already fighting over her apparent lack of accent. Harley Quinn debuted in Batman: The Animated Series in 1992 and has since become one of DC's most recognizable characters. This has given rise to a significant fan base that can seemingly be quite stringent about keeping Harley as true to her origins as possible, which includes her distinctive New York accent.
In an audio snippet posted by @DiscussingFilm on X/Twitter, it appears Lady Gaga's take on the character avoids that accent entirely as she can be heard saying, "You can do anything you want. You're Joker," over the melodic sound of a harp.
This led to users like @harvv responding poorly to the fact that Gaga is using her "normal voice."
Despite this, @folieadieux has posited that David Ayer's take on Harley Quinn - namely, Margot Robbie's - has already done "irreparable damage" to the character, while pointing out that a thick New York accent might diminish the tone of the movie.
@TheeDCstan responded by pointing out that the importance of Harley Quinn's origins, where she was voiced by Arleen Sorkin using her natural voice, goes beyond David Ayer.
Meanwhile, fans like @7Sindel assert that they would prefer to have Margot Robbie, whose own take on the character did include an accent, reprising her role.
Others took aim instead at Gaga's delivery of the line, with @mjarbo questioning whether Gaga's Quinn is "starting an ASMR channel," highlighting how Quinn is rarely seen as a calming presence.
While @leansalesman expressed their approval of the delivery by suggesting they'll use the audio clip to help them fall asleep.
The response to Gaga's lack of accent has prompted others like @fayerollypolly to point out that Joaquin Phoenix uses his "normal voice" for Joker, too, highlighting that holding Gaga to task is a double standard.
This has prompted @BobRossDad2 to retort that while this is OK for Joker, Harley Quinn is more beholden to her accent as a defining characteristic, even though most iterations of Joker in shows and movies have had a particularly distinctive and varied tone to them.


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