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Black Ranger Walter Emanuel Jones reacts to writer calling Black and Yellow Power Rangers casting 'a mistake'
Black Ranger Walter Emanuel Jones weighed in on a 'Power Rangers' writer calling the potentially problematic casting of Black and Yellow Ranger 'a mistake': 'It wasn't a mistake; it was a milestone.' ...
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‘Power Rangers’ head writer admits to the major mistake he made with the Black and Yellow Rangers
The original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, a hugely popular TV show from the 1990s, is being looked at again because of how its characters were cast. The show first aired in August 1993 and starred ...
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 and Trang departed the show, and the Black Ranger was thereafter played by ...
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‘Power Rangers’ writer admits casting black, Asian actors as Black Ranger, Yellow Rangers was ‘such a mistake’ — but star disagrees
“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 actor as the Yellow Power Ranger.
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‘Power Rangers’ Alum Responds To Writer Who Called Black & Yellow Rangers Casting “A Mistake”
the new Yellow Ranger, replacing Audri Dubois from the pilot. David Yost, Thuy Trang, Jason David Frank, Austin St. John, Amy Jo Johnson and Walter Jones in ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ...
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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 ... I play the black Ranger — go figure," he says in a clip from the "Dark Side of the Power Rangers." The original Yellow Ranger was ...
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‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Head Writer Laments Racially Insensitive Casting Of Leads: “Such A Mistake”
Mighty Morphin ... Yellow Power Ranger, but was recast after Audri Dubois, who first had the role, quit the show due to a salary dispute.) Watch on Deadline Related Stories News 'Power Rangers ...
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POWER RANGERS Star Walter Emanuel Jones on Playing The Black Ranger: “It Wasn’t a Mistake. It Was a Milestone”
Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers star Walter Emanuel Jones is pushing back against recent comments from former head writer Tony Oliver , who called early casting choices on the iconic ‘90s series 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
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers debuted on Fox ... was cast as the Black Ranger and an Asian actress, Thuy Trang, was chosen to portray the Yellow Ranger. That's been discussed a lot over the ...
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‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Head Writer Laments Racially Insensitive Casting Of Leads: “Such A Mistake”
Oliver reflected on the series in Investigation Discovery’s newest episode of Hollywood Demons, per Entertainment Weekly, titled “Dark Side of the Power Rangers.” At the time, he said in the ...
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“Power Rangers” Writer Admits Casting Black and Asian Actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger Was ‘Such a Mistake’
Though fans might happily remember watching the '90s favorite Mighty Morphin Power ... played Trini Kwan, the Yellow Ranger. In Hollywood Demons, former Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver ...
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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 ... with "the Black character the Black Ranger and the Asian character the Yellow Ranger." Oliver says it took ...