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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 ...
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“Power Rangers” writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger was 'such a mistake'
Former head writer Tony Oliver reflected on the casting choice that has drawn criticism for decades on ID's new special "Dark Side of the Power Rangers." One of the key creative minds behind ...
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'Power Rangers' Writer Says Racially-Coded Casting Was A 'Mistake'
Decades after the beloved kids’ superhero series debuted in 1993, former head writer Tony Oliver said it was a bad decision for the show to cast a Black actor as the Black Ranger and an Asian ...
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Two painters in the Kimberley
For Paddy Bedford, the day usually began soon after dawn. Tony Oliver, a former Melbourne gallerist who had worked alongside Bedford for close to a decade since arriving in the East Kimberley in 1998, ...