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Walter Emanuel Jones reacts to Black and Yellow Power Rangers casting comments (ew.com)
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[-] thisisdee@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago

"While some choose to seek out the negative, I’ve always believed in focusing on the positive," Jones wrote. "I understand the impulse to address what might be seen as cultural insensitivity, but calling it a 'mistake' would dismiss the impact it had on countless people around the world who found inspiration and representation in TV’s first Black superhero — morphin’ into none other than the Black Power Ranger! It wasn’t a mistake; it was a milestone. It was an honor."

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

Huh. He's a role model when out of costume too.

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Wasn't Black Lightning or something on Superfriends in like the 60s?

[-] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago

Shhh, give him this.

[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I was thinking the same thing, but I'm way too white to suggest it.

Yellow, on the other hand...

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