Mighty Morpin Power Rangers

Almost everyone has seen the TV show “Power Rangers” that is aimed for children. The show dealt with six college aged friends who fight for the good of people, but did it really just deal with defeating enemies or saving the world? If one looks back at the original cast, one would see that: the “Black Ranger” was played by an African American, the “Pink Ranger” was played by a white woman, the “Red Ranger” was played by a man, the “Green Ranger” who was the most powerful and the leader of the Power Rangers, was played by a white man, the “Yellow Ranger” was played by an Asian woman, and the “Blue Ranger” was played by a man. By looking at the color of the Power Ranger and relating it towards the actor casted for the part, one can see that tokenism played a major role in casting for each Power Ranger. Subconsciously the children watching this show may associate the color pink with a women or the color blue with a man. Society has created a norm for what one should associate with certain things. Looking at the ethnicity of the actors casted for each color one can see that the color yellow was associated with an Asian person and that the color black was associated with an African American. When looking at the Power Rangers and finding a correlation between actor and color does tokenism come into play? As the series progressed the Green Ranger, played by a white man, turned into the White Ranger who became the all powerful Power Ranger. In society, white men are viewed as the superior over women and other races. Why is it that a children’s TV show portrays these ideas and makes it acceptable?