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‘Mad Men’ Adds Disclaimer To Blackface Episode Ahead Of Streaming Launch
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deadline.comDenise Petski Senior Managing EditorAn episode of Mad Men which contains blackface will remain when AMC’s signature series returns to streaming later this month.
Lionsgate has added a disclaimer to the episode, which features John Slattery’s character in blackface, explaining that the scene “shows how commonplace racism was in America in 1963.”Here is Lionsgate’s statement in full: “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.
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