The 30 Rock Episodes Featuring Blackface Are Getting Scrubbed From Existence

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Streaming services are pulling four episodes of 30 Rock that featured characters in blackface. The move was made at the behest of executive producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.

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“As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing makeup are best taken out of circulation,” Fey wrote in a letter to the platforms that streamed or sold. “I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images. I apologize for pain they have caused. Going forward, no comedy-loving kid needs to stumble on these tropes and be stung by their ugliness.

 

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So Fallon and Faye are tied with two enterprises that did this shit. I’ve never thought they were funny

These were aired during the Obama presidency. I doubt they're meant as prejudicial. It's still weird.

Is there a reason Tina Fey shouldn’t be cancelled when others have been for less?

You mean these ones?

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