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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).
I'm probably the only person that remembers The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nóg, but I thought it was weird the Water Knight was the only black man in what looked like Medieval Ireland even back as a kid.
Its alright, I'm one of the few people who remembers Big Bad Beetleborgs, let alone actual plot points.
Such as them recasting one of the girl actresses, so they created an entire episode about her getting like body morphed. So Ghost Jay Leno casts a spell that makes her look exactly the same to everyone except those who witnessed the ritual, aka the viewers that they proceed to wink at.
It was a lawless time.
Don't forget VR Troopers! BBB at least changed things slightly since it was all kids who were "aged up" whenever they changed, although Power Rangers did that in Turbo with the kid eventually.
Lawl big bad beetleborgs and VR Troopers.