Post by Cole Geass on Mar 28, 2017 0:15:36 GMT
So I just went to see the new Power Rangers movie. It was a very enjoyable movie with likeable characters. Power Rangers has always been known as having a diverse cast, but as you can imagine, there's never been any males of average or shorter height. Once again I feel like this is just an oversight, and "Liberal Hollywood" just doesn't see being short as an issue that people face. The characters in the new movie are more than their race this time around, one is autistic, one is LGBT, one has a broken home, etc. It's clear they are trying to ground the new cast with issues that are relatable by a large audience, however as always there seems to be a lack of heightism.
There is a bully in the film who picks on an autistic kid, but the autistic kid is the same size as the bully, so it doesn't really make sense. If they ever did introduce a character who struggles with their short stature, what I don't want to hear is "Aww, well one day you'll grow up" which is what i've heard time and time again in movies and on TV when a kid is picked on by a bigger kid. Saying "One day you'll get bigger, you're just a late bloomer" is another way adults or other (taller) kids will dismiss the issues of heightism, as they see it as a non-issue. Wouldn't it be great if the next Power Rangers introduced a character who suffered through heightism, and allowed the audience to sympathize with him and understand that it is a real problem and needs to be addressed just as seriously as sexism or racism?
There is a bully in the film who picks on an autistic kid, but the autistic kid is the same size as the bully, so it doesn't really make sense. If they ever did introduce a character who struggles with their short stature, what I don't want to hear is "Aww, well one day you'll grow up" which is what i've heard time and time again in movies and on TV when a kid is picked on by a bigger kid. Saying "One day you'll get bigger, you're just a late bloomer" is another way adults or other (taller) kids will dismiss the issues of heightism, as they see it as a non-issue. Wouldn't it be great if the next Power Rangers introduced a character who suffered through heightism, and allowed the audience to sympathize with him and understand that it is a real problem and needs to be addressed just as seriously as sexism or racism?