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It's hard not to see this as anything but a cynical attempt at broader audience appeal, and not actually an act of inclusiveness. After all, not very inclusive if you're still seperating people and glorifying certain types above others, even if it's positive. You're still treating them different based on their sexuality.

That said, this has only been discovered now that people have seen the film, and wasn't part of the promotional material at all (though it does explain why the yellow ranger of all people gets a lot of the spotlight when it's usually just red) so it's not like the movie production was hyping this up as a selling point. In fact, were it not for these early reviews, this would've only been "discovered" once the movie was out.

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Originally Posted by Annuga

While you're right, there are two reasons why it's good
A: The LGBT have been a punching bag for a long time and proper representation is still needing work

Have they? LGBT is more accepted and flaunted than ever. They have proper representation in everything these days.

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B: Makes said character more relatable.

Does it? I've related to plenty of characters who have a different race, gender or sexual preference than me. I feel like the more the media reaffirms that only people of the same categories can relate to people of the same categories, the more we stay divided.

And, to clarify, I'm fine with Trini being gay. This is in regards to the media flaunting it as some grand achievement.

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As a sidenote, the original Blue Ranger's actor constantly got bullied for being gay and even being said that was the reason he isn't really a good superhero for kids or something

That was decades ago, what does that have to do with today?