It's International Blog Against Racism Week!

[ryuutchi]

I was going to say I couldn't think of anything personal to write about (but I would be lying.) It's really just that I was watching Power Rangers last night when I realized that it was IBARW. So now I want to talk about race and Power Rangers.

Should I?

Poll Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

Also, I just like making polls.

Comments

[kikos_ai]

Even though this may involve wank (or not PR is rather apathetic these days), I'd love to hear your thoughts.

I had no idea it was IBARW! This pretty much sums up SPD.

[ryuutchi]

PR fandom is only apathetic if you stay off Rangerboard, I think.

A couple of the people on my flist are participating in IBARW-- that's how I found out.

::SNORFLE:: Oh, that's just perfect. (I totally forgot Z was Latina! ... Wait. The Black guy and the Latina chick were the poor kids. Lovely. >.<)

Also, your icon is way cute. I need more PR icons.

[kikos_ai]

Not only was Jack and Z the poor homeless thieves, in PROO they make Will (guy in the icon) a thief too. Two Black guys. Both thieves. And the White girl in PROO is a race car driver and the other White guy is rich and the Filipino is smart and the Asian is a wanna be Jackie Chan...yeah.

Good going, PR. Way to take us back a decade or so.

Icon is by angel_negra btw.

[ryuutchi]

Which sucks 'cause they did pretty well with race in PRMF. (Although... Nick is NOT Udonna and Leanbow's son. I'm sorry. Genetics don't work that way.) I keep trying to tell myself that PROO is trying to do an homage to the first season, or something. It doesn't work very well.

There is the question, though-- is it better that the cast is minority white when everyone's a stereotype or worse?

I'll have to go looking through her icons. XD

[kikos_ai]

There is the question, though-- is it better that the cast is minority white when everyone's a stereotype or worse?Ah. The question that has dogged media types for decades