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'Power Rangers' writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers was 'a mistake' (ew.com)

submitted 4 days ago by StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Should have cast a russian as the red ranger. I mean if you're ALREADY being racist....

You could cast a person with depression as the blue ranger. Oh....I see you have that covered. And a female sex symbol as the pink ranger. Oh, thats covered too.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 52 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If you're going to go full racist, red wouldn't be Russian. They'd be native American.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It could be either. I was thinking red scare communists, since the show was just after the fall of the soviet union.

But your way works too.

[–] Antagnostic@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Huh? How is being a communist, racist?

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

It's not, and calling one a red isn't either, but ok

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