Are sentai sexist?

Sentai · 06-26-2012, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Vida =/= Houka

Yea. And her sister, in Mystic Force, her name escapes me. She wasn't tomboyish but she wasn't weak either. I thought she was a very positive role model for young girls. All the american actresses have, I think. Though why they're making Kaoru a blonde cheerleader is beyond me.

ZeoRangerV · 06-26-2012, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Vida =/= Houka

The massive difference in their characters still astound me. Mystic Force did a really good job with the Magiranger footage to change that imo

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Yea. And her sister, in Mystic Force, her name escapes me. She wasn't tomboyish but she wasn't weak either. I thought she was a very positive role model for young girls. All the american actresses have, I think. Though why they're making Kaoru a blonde cheerleader is beyond me.

To be fair, Maddie didn't really do very much at all anyway.

Sentai · 06-26-2012, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

To be fair, Maddie didn't really do very much at all anyway.

Yes! But she wasn't girlie!

ZeoRangerV · 06-26-2012, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Yes! But she wasn't girlie!

No, but she was hardly headstrong either. She was just....there.

Sentai · 06-26-2012, 05:44 AM

And no one brought up the Babe Claim threads we have here yet. Well... I just did, but you know what I mean.

Sentai · 06-26-2012, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

No, but she was hardly headstrong either. She was just....there.

She was sucked up by the vortex of Vida's awesome.

Switchblade · 06-26-2012, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

No, but she was hardly headstrong either. She was just....there.

Yeah, Mystic Force had some pretty poorly balanced character focus. Nick and Vida got most of the spotlight (which I never minded in Vida's case

), Chip and Xander got some focus, and Madison spent the entire season in the background (hell, she spent half of her one focus episode as a statue). I don't know why Maddie was so heavily sidelined, but I have heard that some of the other actors (or at least Nick's) actively lobbied for her to get more screentime.

Dr Kain · 06-26-2012, 09:30 AM

Yuri in TimeRanger.

FieryRed · 06-26-2012, 12:17 PM

Yoko in Go-busters is definitely headstrong as well.

Chikararanger · 11-23-2012, 12:46 PM

Sun Vulcan had no girls so that was

06-26-2012, 03:23 AM	#12
ZeoRangerV Kawaii 5-0 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom Posts: 12,851	Quote: Originally Posted by Switchblade Vida =/= Houka The massive difference in their characters still astound me. Mystic Force did a really good job with the Magiranger footage to change that imo Quote: Originally Posted by Sentai Yea. And her sister, in Mystic Force, her name escapes me. She wasn't tomboyish but she wasn't weak either. I thought she was a very positive role model for young girls. All the american actresses have, I think. Though why they're making Kaoru a blonde cheerleader is beyond me. To be fair, Maddie didn't really do very much at all anyway. __________________ My Shiny Toy Robots: Toku, Anime & Toy Reviews

06-26-2012, 04:53 AM	#14
ZeoRangerV Kawaii 5-0 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom Posts: 12,851	Quote: Originally Posted by Sentai Yes! But she wasn't girlie! No, but she was hardly headstrong either. She was just....there. __________________ My Shiny Toy Robots: Toku, Anime & Toy Reviews

06-26-2012, 12:17 PM	#19
FieryRed Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 256	Yoko in Go-busters is definitely headstrong as well. __________________

11-23-2012, 12:46 PM	#20
Chikararanger Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 157	Sun Vulcan had no girls so that was __________________