’30 Rock’ blackface episodes removed from internet at Tina Fey’s request
nme.com30 Rock have been pulled from streaming services at the request of creator Tina Fey due to their use of blackface.The move comes as a wave of TV shows have been criticised for their racial insensitivity and been removed from the internet.As Variety reports, 30 Rock creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock have requested to network NBCUniversal that a number of episodes from the show that use blackface are removed from streaming and made unable to purchase online moving forward.Explaining in a statement, Fey wrote: “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.“I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for.
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