Lionsgate to address blackface episode with title card warning
A #MadMen episode featuring John Slattery’s character in blackface will now have a title card in front of it to "provide context for the scene" https://t.co/iBx79fp44B
- Variety (@Variety) July 1, 2020
The season 3 episode “My Old Kentucky Home,” in which Roger Sterling (played by John Slattery) appears in blackface will have a title card in front of it to “provide context for the blackface scene.”
The title card will say: This episode contains disturbing images related to race in America. One of the characters is shown in blackface as part of an episode that shows how commonplace racism was in America in 1963. In its reliance on historical authenticity, the series producers are committed to exposing the injustices and inequities within our society that continue to this day so we can examine even the most painful parts of our history in order to reflect on who we are today and who we want to become. We are therefore presenting the original episode in its entirety.
Episodes of "30 Rock", “Scrubs,” “The Office,” and “Community” have all either been removed from circulation or edited due to characters appearing in blackface.
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