Here's Why AMC Will Not Pull 'Mad Men's Blackface Episode From Streaming

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AMC has decided to keep up the episode of Mad Men that features blackface. The LA Times reports that the episode in question, season 3′s “My Old Kentucky Home”, will be shown in its entirety. “This episode contains disturbing images related to race in America,” an intro card ahead of the episode will read, the paper says. “One of the characters is shown in blackface as part of an episode that shows how commonplace racism was in America in 1963.

In a statement about why the episode will not be taken down, AMC says that “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