AMC’s “Mad Men” will not edit or delete an episode in which a character appears on a black face, but will instead choose to add a content warning at the beginning of the episode.
The popular AMC drama, which aired for seven seasons before giving its last bow in 2015, will return to streaming soon. When it does, Lionsgate has announced that it will host a controversial episode in which the John Slattery character appears on the black face in its entirety.
The show won praise for its period-appropriate look and writing, often portraying overt acts of sexism and racism that were not considered problematic in the 1960s. In a statement provided to Fox News, the study noted that its decision was made in an effort to highlight how common those acts of racism were at the time.
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An episode of ‘Mad Men’ will hit streaming platforms with a content warning due to a character appearing on the black face.
(Frank Ockenfels / AMC)
“This episode contains disturbing images related to race in the United States. “One of the characters is shown in black face as part of an episode showing how common racism was in the United States in 1963,” the statement says. “By relying on historical authenticity, the producers of the series are committed to exposing the injustices and inequalities within our society that continues to this day so that we can examine even the most painful parts of our history to reflect on who we are today and in who we want to become. Therefore, we present the original episode in its entirety. “
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The “Mad Men” decision comes at a time when Hollywood is becoming more sensitive to the black face following a series of protests across the country over systemic racism and police brutality sparked by the death of George Floyd on 25 September. may.
John Slattery as Roger Sterling in ‘Mad Men’.
(James Minchin III / AMC)
Tina Fey requested that NBCUniversal remove an episode from her “30 Rock” show featuring a character in blackface. Meanwhile, Hulu announced that it will remove an episode of “Golden Girls,” while an episode of “The Office” has been edited for all streaming and distribution platforms to remove a prank containing a character on blackface.
Nighttime host Jimmy Kimmel issued an apology after the backlash to an old sketch he used to make in which he used a black face to portray former NBA player Karl Malone.
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“We hired makeup artists to make me look as much like Karl Malone as possible. I never considered that this could be seen as more than an imitation of a human being, one that had nothing more to do with Karl’s skin color than his bulging muscles and bald head. I have made dozens of impressions of famous people, including Snoop Dogg, Oprah, Eminem, Dick Vitale, Rosie, and many others. In each case, I thought of them as celebrity personifications and nothing more, “Kimmel said in his apology statement.
