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'Power Rangers' Writer Says Racially-Coded Casting Was A 'Mistake'

One “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” creative insists no one was “thinking stereotypes” when the show made two questionable casting choices back in the ’90s. Decades after the beloved kids’ superhero ...
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10 Most Underrated Yellow Rangers in Power Rangers, Ranked

For thirty years, the Power Rangers franchise has kept long-time fans and new viewers invested. Since its debut in 1993, the franchise has regularly introduced new Rangers with new suits, powers, and ...
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Power Rangers writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers was ‘mistake’

The series, which debuted in 1993, starred Walter Emanuel Jones as Zack Taylor/Black Ranger and Thuy Trang as Trini Kwan/Yellow Ranger. He continued: "It was my assistant who pointed it out in a ...
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‘Power Rangers’ Writer Says ‘It Was a Mistake’ to Cast Black and Asian Actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger: ‘None of Us’ Were ‘Thinking Stereotypes’

“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” head writer Tony Oliver admits in the new Investigation Discovery series “Hollywood Demons” that it was a “mistake” to cast a Black actor to play the Black Ranger and an ...
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The Yellow Ranger gets her due in a new Power Rangers book steeped in Chinese mythology

In April, Power Rangers was back in the news for all the wrong reasons. Appearing in a new documentary focused on the sentai series, former head writer Tony Oliver admitted that maybe it wasn’t so ...
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'Power Rangers' writer calls casting Black, Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers a 'mistake'

Decades after casting decisions for the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" sparked outrage, head writer Tony Oliver has some regrets. The show, which premiered in 1993 and spawned a pop culture phenomenon ...