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“Power Rangers” Writer Admits Casting Black and Asian Actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger Was ‘Such a Mistake’
Walter Emanuel Jones played Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger, and Thuy Trang played Trini Kwan, the Yellow Ranger ...
32 Years Later, a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Writer Addresses Racially Insensitive Casting
The unfortunate situation didn’t last long in terms of the show’s ongoing legacy; after the show’s second season, both Jones ...
Power Rangers star has barely aged a day 32 years after show began as he hits back at claims his casting was a ‘mistake’
ONE of the stars of Power Rangers has barely aged a day 32 years after the show began. This comes as he hit back at claims ...
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POWER RANGERS Writer Says It Was A "Mistake" To Cast Black And Asian Actors As Black Ranger And Yellow Ranger
In the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series from the '90s, a Black actor played the Black Ranger and an Asian actress was cast ...
‘Power Rangers’ Alum Responds To Writer Who Called Black & Yellow Rangers Casting “A Mistake”
Despite the perception of racial insensitivity in his casting, Walter Emanuel Jones is proud to have originated the role of ...
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‘Power Rangers’ Tragedies: The Most Shocking Deaths — And Arrests — Through the Years
Several ‘Power Rangers’ stars have died — or were involved in controversy — over the years, including Ricardo Medina Jr., Jason David Frank and more ...
‘Power Rangers’ writer admits casting black, Asian actors as Black Ranger, Yellow Rangers was ‘such a mistake’ — but star disagrees
Head writer Tony Oliver claimed he never connected the dots about the stereotypes until his assistant “pointed it out in a ...
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“Power Rangers” Writer Admits Casting Black and Asian Actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger Was ‘Such a Mistake’
the Yellow Ranger. In Hollywood Demons, former Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver said that while making the show, "None of us are thinking stereotypes.” He explained, “It was my assistant ...
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'Power Rangers' writer calls casting Black, Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers a 'mistake'
The show, which premiered in 1993 and spawned a pop culture phenomenon, cast a Black actor in the role of the black Power Ranger and an Asian actor as the Yellow Ranger. The decision was widely ...
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“Power Rangers” writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger was 'such a mistake'
One of the key creative minds behind Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is owning ... with "the Black character the Black Ranger and the Asian character the Yellow Ranger." Oliver says it took "my ...