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@StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month ago

'Power Rangers' writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers was 'a mistake'

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'Power Rangers' writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers was 'a mistake'

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@StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month ago
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Former 'Power Rangers" head writer Tony Oliver says he now views the decision to cast a Black actor as the Black Ranger and an Asian actress as the Yellow Ranger as 'such a mistake.'
  • @pjwestin@lemmy.world
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    37•1 month ago

    I think it was probably an even bigger mistake to have the Black Ranger fight with break dancing Kung-Fu moves, but what do I know.

    • @I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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      14•1 month ago

      But wasn’t all that fighting taken from the original Japanese show?

      • @pjwestin@lemmy.world
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        17•1 month ago

        Most of the in-costume stuff is, and the Black Ranger doesn’t break dance in that. But there’s usually an out of costume fight with Putties before that.

      • @stoly@lemmy.world
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        8•1 month ago

        This is the case. They are mimicking the original Japanese choreography and movement style.

    • @Iheartcheese@lemmy.world
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      4•1 month ago

      Hip Hop Keto

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