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“Power Rangers” Writer Admits Casting Black and Asian Actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger Was ‘Such a Mistake’

Walter Emanuel Jones played Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger, and Thuy Trang played Trini Kwan, the Yellow Ranger Though fans might happily remember watching the '90s favorite Mighty Morphin Power ...
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‘Power Rangers’ Writer Admits This Stereotypical ‘Mistake’ He Made in the Show’s Casting

Head writer Tony Oliver recalled how the Black Ranger “seemed to have the swagger of the group.” In the original series, the only Black character, Zack Taylor (Walter Emanuel Jones), and the only ...
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‘Power Rangers’ Writer Says ‘It Was a Mistake’ to Cast Black and Asian Actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger: ‘None of Us’ Were ‘Thinking Stereotypes’

“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” head writer Tony Oliver admits in the new Investigation Discovery series “Hollywood Demons” that it was a “mistake” to cast a Black actor to play the Black Ranger and an ...
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Power Rangers‘ Earliest Heroes Are Speaking Out on Its Harsh Filming Conditions

Austin St. John and Walter Emanuel Jones, who played Red and Black Rangers Zack and Jason, recently opened up about their experience being catapulted to '90s superstardom... and seeing very little in ...
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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 get ...
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‘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 actor as ...