Power Rangers is a mistake in a series of racist series
This story originally appeared on the root, our sister’s site, on Tuesday, April 8.
to remember “”Rangers power“? the Huge concession It launched countless sequences and explosions, but when it was launched in the United States in 1993, “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” was completely new and took the world and pop culture through the storm. The series followed a group of teenagers with an ultra -powerful switching arrogance to protect the world from dangers outside the planet. In a conversation interviewHowever, the chain heads of the series confessed to the “error” they made to throw the series, specifically when it comes to racist stereotypes.
In the original series, the only black character, Zach Taylor (Walter Emmanuel Jones), and the only Asian character Trune Kwan (Thuwi Trang), operated the black and yellow Rangers, respectively. “None of us thinks of stereotypes,” said Tony Oliver, a former Hollywood writer, said.
Oliver added that it took his assistance one day, calling them to realize what they did. “It was such a mistake,” made it clear. During the episode, they even show unprecedented footage behind the scenes, as Jones says to the camera, “My name is Walter Jones, I play Zach. I am black, and I play the black goalkeeper-go to the number.” During the series, Oliver revealed how the black goalkeeper “had the choice of the group”, while the yellow goalkeeper was “peaceful” who was tending to “the group’s conscience.”
For many millennial generation, Power Rangers is a large part of their childhood, so of course they took X with their ideas in this regard. Some fans were quick to point out that the roles were finally replaced, with a black actor as a yellow guard and an Asian actor taking over as the Black Guard.
Should they think about stereotypes before delivering the show in this way? Or is acting in the nineties good enough at that time? Fans appear to be divided into this issue. For some, this revelation is not great in the deal. One user wrote, “No one was upset with watching this as children.” Another sarcastically added, “Because 3 y/o I’m very crazy.”
A X user summoned the offer to make Black Power Ranger, “Pop Lock before each kick/kick”.
