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  • While the color coding could have been unfortunate coincidences, David Yost, the actor for the first blue ranger was bullied off the production for being gay.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Yost#Career

    According to Yost, he was often called a “removed”, and the producers frequently questioned other cast members in private about his sexuality. Yost left late in the fourth season after a week of contemplation and thoughts of suicide instead of continuing work another six months into the second film. He stated that the co-workers involved with writing, filming, and producing the show considered him “not worthy” to be where he was and that he “could not be a superhero” because of his homosexuality.














  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldBut where's the toast?
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    3 days ago

    ah yes, I remember those record setting antiwar protests against Bush II’s wars. Amounted to nothing because they weren’t willing to start burning things. The civil rights protests only succeed because the threat of burning the cities down was very real, but public school twisted the cause and effect chain to instill a strong sense that peaceful and only peaceful protests work. Boomers aren’t willing to put anything at risk for what they believe in and shun people who are.