Vidya
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I see DEI was already creeping in in '91
It was literally a running gag in the 90s that you needed a specific amount of diversity to be a TV show on basic cable television. The Power Rangers are a great example. There is always a black one, and another minority of some kind in every 5 man group guaranteed.
The only difference was that at the time it was being promoted and pushed as a "we can all get along" message instead of a malicious "we must hate each other forever" one. It was still retarded, but its why people didn't really react as negatively to it at the time because it felt like it was trying to improve things (even if the Elites were using it subversively).
And the funny thing is that the actors were underpaid and treated like shit, which is why the cast kept changing all the time. They were literally used as diversity/feminist puppets.
Considering it was initially a wierd experimental show that only required like half the effort of a normal action show (since the fight sequences were provided by Japan), I don't exactly blame the production for treating them as cheap and disposable.
Double so for every cast after the initial batch, who at least was able to ride the huge popularity wave to some extent. By the time of like "In Space" it was basically a dumping ground for Z list fodder they had hanging around the studio.
Some went on to more minor things, or went to jail for murder 🔪