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‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Head Writer Laments Racially Insensitive Casting Of Leads: “Such A Mistake”
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver regrets what he now views as racially insensitive casting for his Black and Asian leads, who played the Black and Yellow Power Rangers ...
New York Post16d
‘Power Rangers’ writer admits casting black, Asian actors as Black Ranger, Yellow Rangers was ‘such a mistake’ — but star disagrees
It’s time for the truth to power up. “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” head writer Tony Oliver admitted it was a mistake to cast a Black actor in the role of the Black Power Ranger and an Asian ...
Comicbook.com14d
Mighty Morphin Star Addresses “Mistake” Casting Comments in Dark Side of Power Rangers
One such revelation came from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver, who spoke about the stereotyped casting of Walter Emanuel Jones as the Black Ranger. Now Jones has addressed ...
Gizmodo18d
32 Years Later, a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Writer Addresses Racially Insensitive Casting
that it would never happen today, but if you watch vintage episodes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which ran for three seasons across 1993-1995 on Fox, you can’t help but notice. The Black ...
USA Today18d
'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 ...
Entertainment Weekly14d
Black Ranger Walter Emanuel Jones reacts to writer calling Black and Yellow Power Rangers casting 'a mistake'
For Walter Emanuel Jones, suiting up as Black Ranger in the mega hit Power Rangers franchise was nothing short of an honor. The actor responded to headline-making comments from Mighty Morphin ...
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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 up to a pair of casting choices widely decried as racially insensitive. That's why he says that the series was able to ...