Oliver says in the documentary that “none of us [were] thinking stereotypes” when these casting decisions were originally made, which is why the show ran for two seasons with “the Black character the Black Ranger and the Asian character the Yellow Ranger.” It wasn’t until “my assistant pointed it out in a meeting one day” that Oliver realized these castings were upholding stereotypes. Oliver added: “It was such a mistake.”
That’s how you know you’re White. Even my young child ass immediately noticed how racist that shit was without any education on the subject.
I assume it means being so divorced from the material conditions and struggles of religious, ethnic, and racial minorities that they are invisible because being white (and wealthy, insulated) means they are in a privileged and sheltered position where those problems are invisible, ghosts, and relics of a bygone era.
I don’t know if it’s my own prejudice, if you can call it that, but I feel like even nerdy guy (glasses=nerd) being the Blue ranger and the jock bro being the leader and Red ranger also felt like typical assignments for the colors.
Yeah, that’s kinda what I meant. It’s like the ‘I didn’t know I couldn’t do that’ excuse, they knew because it was obvious to absolutely everyone but they can still hide behind the excuse because other White people will accept it and cover for them. That’s part of Whiteness.
That’s how you know you’re White. Even my young child ass immediately noticed how racist that shit was without any education on the subject.
Not just white. White™
What do you mean?
I assume it means being so divorced from the material conditions and struggles of religious, ethnic, and racial minorities that they are invisible because being white (and wealthy, insulated) means they are in a privileged and sheltered position where those problems are invisible, ghosts, and relics of a bygone era.
Or just a fucking liar when they say they didn’t know it was racist
Yeah right? when i watched the show as a child (rather made fun of my slightly younger friends for watching it) i noticed that shit immediately.
Pink - girl
Black - black dude
Yellow - asian
And when the green ranger became the white power ranger…boy howdy did i give my friends shit about that.
A child did… A blind man could, stfu loser
I don’t know if it’s my own prejudice, if you can call it that, but I feel like even nerdy guy (glasses=nerd) being the Blue ranger and the jock bro being the leader and Red ranger also felt like typical assignments for the colors.
Yeah, that’s kinda what I meant. It’s like the ‘I didn’t know I couldn’t do that’ excuse, they knew because it was obvious to absolutely everyone but they can still hide behind the excuse because other White people will accept it and cover for them. That’s part of Whiteness.
Even I, a privileged white guy, thought it was pretty outrageous
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