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The racially charged casting decision that a Power Rangers writer apologized for years later
Tony Oliver, head writer of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, thinks it was a mistake to cast two of the actors from the first ...
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 ...
Popular ‘90s kids show’s writer regrets racially insensitive characters
Walter Emanuel Jones portrayed the character of Zack Taylor, the Black Power Ranger, and Thuy Trang was the character of ...
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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 ...
'Power Rangers' Writer Says Racially-Coded Casting Was A 'Mistake'
The show's head writer said he didn't clock the iffy optics of the Black and Yellow Rangers until someone said something.
'Power Rangers' writer calls casting Black, Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers a 'mistake'
Decades after the show remade pop culture, a key writer behind "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" is admitting some casting calls were a mistake.
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Original Power Rangers writers are opening up about a mistake they now regret
The original creators of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are looking back on past decisions that they now regret.
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'Power Rangers' Writer Admits This Stereotypical 'Mistake' He Made in the Show's Casting
“None of us are thinking stereotypes,” former Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver said on the latest episode of Investigation Discovery’s new docuseries, “Hollywood Demons.” Oliver ...
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‘Power Rangers’ actor splits with writer, says casting a ‘milestone’
Jones’s comments follow remarks from Tony Oliver, a writer from the show, who said he regretted having a Black actor play the role of a Black Ranger and an Asian actor — Thuy Trang — play ...
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“None of us are thinking stereotypes,” former Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver said on the latest episode of Investigation Discovery’s new docuseries, “Hollywood Demons.” Oliver ...