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‘Power Rangers’ Alum Responds To Writer Who Called Black & Yellow Rangers Casting “A Mistake”
Despite the perception of racial insensitivity in his casting, Walter Emanuel Jones is proud to have originated the role of the Black Ranger. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers alum recently ...
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‘Power Rangers’ writer admits casting black, Asian actors as Black Ranger, Yellow Rangers was ‘such a mistake’ — but star disagrees
“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 the Yellow Power Ranger.
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Black Ranger Walter Emanuel Jones reacts to writer calling Black and Yellow Power Rangers casting 'a mistake'
For Walter Emanuel Jones, suiting up as Black Ranger in the mega hit Power Rangers franchise was nothing short of an honor. The actor responded to headline-making comments from Mighty Morphin ...
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'Power Rangers' writer calls casting Black, Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers a 'mistake'
I'm Black, and I play the black Ranger — go figure," he says in a clip from the "Dark Side of the Power Rangers." The original Yellow Ranger was played by Thuy Trang. "It was such a mistake ...
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‘Power Rangers’ actor splits with writer, says casting a ‘milestone’
Walter Emanuel Jones, the actor best known for his role as the Black Power Ranger in the 1990s “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” has rejected the notion that casting a Black actor in the role ...
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POWER RANGERS Writer Says It Was A "Mistake" To Cast Black And Asian Actors As Black Ranger And Yellow Ranger
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers debuted on Fox Kids ... For example, a Black actor, Walter Emanuel Jones, was cast as the Black Ranger and an Asian actress, Thuy Trang, was chosen to portray the ...
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“Power Rangers” Writer Admits Casting Black and Asian Actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger Was ‘Such a Mistake’
the Black Ranger, and Thuy Trang, who was Vietnamese, played Trini Kwan, the Yellow Ranger. In Hollywood Demons, former Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver said that while making the show ...