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...Okay. Since being bought back by Saban, Power Rangers have had some...issues.Here's a thought, do SJWs consider watching Japanese anime cultural appropriation? Or how about watching a show like Power Rangers that splices Japanese footage of costumes and masks with footage of American actors? Is the concept of dubbing anime into English at all considered cultural appropriation?
There are complains lobbed at Samurai about cultural appropriation that go like this. Samurai is a near-direct translation of it's sentai counterpart, Shinkenger. Now, a big part of Shinkenger was duty and family bloodlines which got translated into Power Rangers. The problem began when the casting sheets went out for Samurai and all the rangers were listed as "any ethnicity"...except for Red. They specificed they wanted a caucasian actor to play the lead role in a show about Samurai lineage. There was some outcry about this and they changed the sheet to say any ethnicity, but still went with a Caucasian actor for their Samurai lord.
Granted, people are not sure if Samurai took place in California or a very white version of Japan. It's awkward to say the least.
Casting continued to be an issue the following year when a black actress was told she wasn't getting the part. They cast the male members of the cast first and she said that, since they already hired a black actor to play the blue ranger, she wasn't wanted. Now, this was twitter drama but it really doesn't help that the ethnic makeup was the same as Samurai and Wild Force's, all three helmed by executive producer Jon Tzachor. White (or passing for white) Red Ranger, Black Blue Ranger, Asian Pink, Blonde Yellow, and Green/Black as someone between white and black.
Then there's the fact the Saban Brands era has some issues with it's treatment of women. That's a whole other bucket of worms, so I'll just use this video to give you an idea.