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12-21-2015, 09:26 PM | #31 |
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I don't think having a Power Ranger character with an explicit mental disorder, like autism, should happen. Unfortunately, TV shows are really bad at accurate portrayals of disorders. In the case of autism, you either get retarded people like Dax, Gem and Gemma or antisocial super-geniuses like Doctor K. There never seems to be a realistic middle ground.
Give it a name, like for example autism, and the target audience, which in this case are young kids, might think everyone with autism is either a retard or an antisocial super-genius. And that is not something you want children to think after watching a TV-show. Dax.....is ether an airhead, or Autism diagnosed. I know, but its hard to tell with the bad acting of OO. Gem and Gemma are implied to be insane. Even before Venjex. I have Autism, and even I'm not the level of smarts Dr K is! She is a Child Prodigy, don't ever mix those up. Explain it well enough and they might not.
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12-21-2015, 09:31 PM | #32 |
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Its really hard to tell if Dax has Autism, or is just an airhead, thanks to the horrible acting of OO. I hope for the Formor one to be true though. Gem's technically the subleader of the RPM Rangers, I think..? (forgive me if im thinking of Go ON Gold.) also gem and gemma are implied to be insane as well.
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12-21-2015, 09:52 PM | #33 |
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I think even with the most care given to the writing involving the character, the idea would not translate well to the target audience. They would just call that ranger weird and think nothing of it.
Why do the rangers have to be gay or have an ASD diagnosis to represent a group? People that are gay or have an ASD are more than just those two things. Maybe they are afraid of heights, have an irrational fear, or has to work really hard to get better at something. That is how those groups should be represented, not introduce a character and say "Oh yeah, he is gay" or "She has high functioning Autism". It isn't needed. Every person I have worked with that has an ASD is way more than their diagnosis; there is no reason to portray a ranger as their diagnosis when they are so much more. |
12-22-2015, 07:57 AM | #34 |
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I think even with the most care given to the writing involving the character, the idea would not translate well to the target audience. They would just call that ranger weird and think nothing of it.
Why do the rangers have to be gay or have an ASD diagnosis to represent a group? People that are gay or have an ASD are more than just those two things. Maybe they are afraid of heights, have an irrational fear, or has to work really hard to get better at something. That is how those groups should be represented, not introduce a character and say "Oh yeah, he is gay" or "She has high functioning Autism". It isn't needed. Every person I have worked with that has an ASD is way more than their diagnosis; there is no reason to portray a ranger as their diagnosis when they are so much more.
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