This went way over my head and I was thinking: the writer's taken their mask off as a racist??
Didn't make the colour connection
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The funniest thing about this was that Zack and Trini’s replacements were Asian and Black, respectively. So they just swapped it while keeping the diversity.
Honestly couldn't care less about it, at least they were casted in the 90's.
What's he got to say about Billie's actor being bullied off the show for being gay?
https://ew.com/article/2010/08/26/original-power-ranger-harassed-gay/
How did I not notice this before now?
On the other side, the Yellow Ranger had a visible bulge so let's call that progressive.
That was due in large part to the fully suited scenes being cut from the orginal show. The characters we know in the English version are really a separate cast.
Leave it in the 90's, weirdos.
It happened and ended, lessons were learned no harm was done.
The 90's were fucking awesome.
I think it was probably an even bigger mistake to have the Black Ranger fight with break dancing Kung-Fu moves, but what do I know.
Hip Hop Keto
But wasn't all that fighting taken from the original Japanese show?
This is the case. They are mimicking the original Japanese choreography and movement style.
Most of the in-costume stuff is, and the Black Ranger doesn't break dance in that. But there's usually an out of costume fight with Putties before that.
Let’s not forget that the native guy was the red ranger
At least they had diversity...?
True, and honestly I didn’t notice as a kid
Jason was Native? Pretty sure Tommy was Native in the canon (confirmed when they are seeking the Zeo Crystals), but I don't recall Jason ever being identified as Native. Although Tommy did then become the Red Zeo Ranger, so that's not great. Is that what you were referring to?
Austin St John is native
TIL
And the white boy and girl were blue and pink respectively.
God it was so fucking obnoxious to play Power Rangers in kindergarten. “You’re a giiiiirrrrlll, so you have to be the pink ranger.”
so wanna play pink ranger?
Can we play Warrior Cats instead? I get to be Fireheart, you have to be Tigerclaw.
Deal
"White power"... "ranger"
And he was edgy and whiney...
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.
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
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.
Don't diss Ma-Ti he fought leopards barehanded before he had any powers and averted thermonuclear war without any help from the others. While we're on the subject I think Earth and Fire should swap owners.
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