The Office creator Greg Daniels has announced a blackface scene in the hit U.S. comedy has been edited out.The Dwight Christmas episode, which aired in 2012, no longer contains a scene featuring Rainn Wilson in character as Dwight trying to convince his colleagues to celebrate Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas while in blackface.“The Office is about a group of people trying to work together with mutual respect despite the inappropriate actions of their boss and assistant manager,” showrunner Daniels told Variety in a statement on Friday. “The show employed satire to expose unacceptable behavior and deliver a message of inclusion.“Today we cut a shot of an actor wearing blackface that was used to criticize a specific racist European practice.
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