'Power Rangers' writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers was 'a mistake'
'Power Rangers' writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers was 'a mistake'
Former 'Power Rangers" head writer Tony Oliver says he now views the decision to cast a Black actor as the Black Ranger and an Asian actress as the Yellow Ranger as 'such a mistake.'
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Nothing burger
Honestly, I think it’s more commendable that the rangers were so diverse at the time than it’s outrageous that the Black and Asian characters wore those colors. They could have easily casted all white kids back then. The characters were treated with respect by the producers and were well liked by fans. This is only an issue to people 30 years later.
In Captain Planet, it always bothered me that the South American dude got a ridiculous power like "heart" while everyone else got something useful.
The powers should have been:
European: The power to take stuff from others without them noticing.
North America: The power to buy stuff and vacuously talk themselves into bad ideas, and project their voice over long distances.
Asia: small stature to squeeze into tight spaces, and has the power to reproduce and instantly make many copies of themselves.
Africa: Summon large animals and inflict malaria on enemies.
S America: Bring all the others together with a universal love of drugs, and drives around on a bulldozer.
I remember that we found it funny as kids. I have no idea how this is somehow problematic.
It’s not, so what you laughed? You were exposed to a positive multiracial cast
Humour is a good way to create that exposure for people uncomfortable with it and get past producers that wouldn’t allow it otherwise