Power Rangers : Why switch Billy and Zack?

Why switch Billy and Zack?

Why not just make the black actor be Zack, the black ranger and the other white actor Billy the blue ranger like the original tv cast?

Re: Why switch Billy and Zack?

Because people will scream "racism" and also they couldn't make that joke in the trailer.

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Why would people scream "racism"? Everyone was cool with Walter Jones being the black ranger.

Re: Why switch Billy and Zack?

Why would people scream "racism"? Everyone was cool with Walter Jones being the black ranger.

SJW and social media didn't exist in the 1990s, and the show appealed to children. However as a kid I did think it funny the Asian girl was the Yellow Ranger, the black guy was the Black Ranger, etc.

This is clearly a nostalgic film and stupid, ignorant people would cry over it. Look at what happened when they made the first person to appear in Episode 7 teaser a black guy. People screamed on social media racist slurs and other stupid *beep* over a black Stormtrooper.

And aside from that, maybe he just played the nerd role better, or they want to let the nerd guy be black for a change, instead of the super intelligent nerd Asian trope.

Re: Why switch Billy and Zack?

When I was a kid I thought Zack being the black ranger was right. Trini as the yellow ranger didnt bother me..

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It didn't bother me either really. I wasn't a frigging SJW then and not one now. I couldn't care less. However I think they want to not make the Asian guy the intelligent one, or the black guy the black Ranger.

This stuff isn't set in stone either. We see Jason kiss Kimberley in the trailer, but in the show she and him never hooked up.

Re: Why switch Billy and Zack?

They should have.

Re: Why switch Billy and Zack?

Tommy was cooler, so I am glad they got together.

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Apparently that's not true, for some ridiculous reason people where upset about the yellow ranger being Asian and the black ranger being black. That's why they changed it around when the new ones came along (Karan Ashley being the yellow ranger and Johnny Yong Bosch being the black ranger).

Re: Why switch Billy and Zack?

for 13 years the racist joke of power rangers is now put to an end.


I'm glad they chose this route, because the 93 was dated by making the black guy the black ranger and the Vietnames the yellow ranger.

Re: Why switch Billy and Zack?

There was nothing racial about a black guy being the black ranger and an asian girl being the yellow ranger.

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Never really got that either.

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Re: Why switch Billy and Zack?

Prob for PR reasons

Re: Why switch Billy and Zack?

It's not written in stone that the characters have to specifically be black or asian; It's just that out of the original auditions, I guess Walter Jones or Austin St. John gave the best performances of the characters that they would eventually become...

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Well if the sjw's are gonna get that mad, Heaven forbid the White Ranger be......White! Could you imagine the outrage?

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Imagine the outrage if the White Ranger becomes the leader

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Ooooohhhh snap! That's another great point! Maybe they'll just leave the white ranger out all together and just stay with the green ranger.

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Come on white ranger being white + he's the leader when the song play GoooooWhite rannnnger go!!!

That would be horrible unless the white ranger was a black dude!

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Re: Why switch Billy and Zack?

That's not a bad idea actually. I'd be on board with that for sure.

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omg I never thought about that

Talk about being white lol

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Re: Why switch Billy and Zack?

I liked when the Red Ranger was a black dude

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It was probably what happened when they were casting for the movie. RJ Cyler has a real nerdy vibe to him, so when he auditioned or when they were thinking about casting, he fit the character of Billy more then the other Zack or the other actors considered for the part.

I remember thinking as a kid that they were slow to understanding that the black actor and asian actor wearing the black and yellow suits came off a bit insensitive, especially because the black ranger was dancing and they always played this corny hip hop like music with him. Plus having the White Ranger be the leader and the Go White Ranger song all of that rings white supremacy.... I didn't care, but most people could come to that conclusion. It would be hilarious if the second movie casts a person of color as Tommy, just because so many people will loose their *beep* even though his skin color doesn't matter.



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Re: Why switch Billy and Zack?

Yeah I'm sure if you think hard enough about it you'll be able to answer your own question. Social media has transformed so much and it was a lot easier to do things like that back in the day without worrying about any backlash. Not so much anymore..
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