{"id":2990,"date":"2025-04-09T12:48:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T12:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=2990"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:40:42","slug":"power-rangers-writer-admits-tv-shows-racial-stereotyping-was-such-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/power-rangers-writer-admits-tv-shows-racial-stereotyping-was-such-a-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Rangers writer admits TV show\u2019s racial stereotyping was \u2018such a mistake\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Power Rangers writer said the cast was a ‘mistake’ due to racial insensitivity (Picture: APC\/THA\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Power Rangers <\/a>writer has expressed regret over the racially insensitive casting of TV show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.<\/p>\n

Launched in 1993 on Fox Kids, the superhero drama was the first entry of the Power Rangers franchise before becoming a pop culture phenomenon.<\/p>\n

The live-action series, which ran for three seasons until 1996, follows five teenagers with superhuman powers as they fight forces of evil.<\/p>\n

In later years, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers received criticism for castingWalter Emanuel Jonas as Black Ranger, Zack Taylor, and Thuy Trang as Yellow Ranger, Trini Kwan.<\/p>\n

Audri Dubois was initially cast as the Yellow Ranger but left the show in a pay dispute after the pilot.<\/p>\n

On Investigation Discovery’s Hollywood Demons episode titled Dark Side of the Power Ranger, writer Tony Oliver admits, as per Entertainment Weekly<\/a>, the casting was ‘such a mistake.’<\/p>\n

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Trang was cast as Yellow Ranger in the original series(Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jonas was the Black Ranger when the show first came to air in the 90s (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He said he realised the casting perpetuated harmful stereotypes after his assistant ‘pointed it out in a meeting one day’ as in the 90s, ‘none us of [were] thinking [about] stereotypes.’<\/p>\n

Power Rangers is not the only TV show that came to life in the 90s that has since been accused of racial insensitivity.<\/a><\/p>\n

There have been years of controversy surrounding the depiction of the convenience store worker Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in The Simpsons, which was even the centre of documentary, The Problem With Apu.<\/p>\n

Among the complaints are that Apu was voiced in an over-the-top, stereotypical voice by a white man, actor Hank Azaria, which many found racist.<\/p>\n

In 2020, Hank confirmed he was stepping down from the role to Slash Film, saying: ‘All we know there is I won\u2019t be doing the voice anymore, unless there\u2019s some way to transition it or something.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The live-action series later had new casts playing the main roles (Picture: Everett\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The previous year, creator Matt Groening confirmed that Apu won\u2019t be written out of the long-running show despite the accusations of racism.<\/p>\n

\u2018Yes [he will stay on the show]. We love Apu. We\u2019re proud of Apu,\u2019 Matt told a young fan during Disney\u2019s D23 Expo as reported by Variety.<\/p>\n

Executive producer Al\u00a0Jean also previously defended Apu in an interview with IndieWire.<\/p>\n

He said: ‘Some people are offended by the character and I take that very seriously.<\/p>\n

‘Others really love the character. It\u2019s a difficult choice. I don\u2019t want to offend people but we also want to be funny.<\/p>\n

‘We don\u2019t want to be totally politically correct. That has never been us. It\u2019s given us a lot of thought.’<\/p>\n

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