Multiple episodes of '30 Rock' featuring a character in blackface are being pulled at the request of the show's Tina Fey and Robert Carlock
featuring a character in blackface are being removed from subscription services , digital purchase platforms and traditional TV syndication. Some of the episodes have already been scrubbed, with all expected to be gone by week’s end,and show runner Robert Carlock.
“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 statement to companies that streamed or sold the show. “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.
Two episodes — Season Three’s “Believe in the Stars” and Season Five’s “Christmas Attack Zone” — feature Jane Krakowski’s character Jenna in blackface. The pulled live episode from Season Six, “Live From Studio 6H,” features guest star Jon Hamm in blackface for anparody. In addition, Universal has removed the East Coast version of the series’ first live episode from Season Five, though the West Coast version will not be affected.
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