{"id":16253,"date":"2020-06-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/netflix-pulls-community-episode-over-blackface-concerns-the-office-edits-out-blackface-scene\/"},"modified":"2020-06-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T21:00:00","slug":"netflix-pulls-community-episode-over-blackface-concerns-the-office-edits-out-blackface-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/netflix-pulls-community-episode-over-blackface-concerns-the-office-edits-out-blackface-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"#Netflix Pulls \u2018Community\u2019 Episode Over Blackface Concerns, \u2018The Office\u2019 Edits Out Blackface Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Netflix Pulls \u2018Community\u2019 Episode Over Blackface Concerns, \u2018The Office\u2019 Edits Out Blackface Scene<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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As protests supporting Black Lives Matter continue, Hollywood finds itself in the sometimes uncomfortable position of playing defense when it comes to race relations in the United States. That\u2019s resulted in people like Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel apologizing for using blackface in the past, and shows like 30 Rock<\/em>,\u00a0Scrubs<\/em>, and the Netflix comedy sketch series<\/a>\u00a0With Bob and David<\/em> wiping episodes featuring blackface from streaming platforms and syndication.<\/p>\n

Now two more former NBC comedies, The Office<\/em> and Community<\/em>, have found themselves in the crosshairs regarding blackface concerns, and you can read about how the two different methods by which those concerns have been addressed below.
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Let\u2019s start with The Office<\/em>, which is regularly one of the most-streamed TV shows on Netflix. The Office<\/em> creator Greg Daniels<\/strong> has already edited out a shot of a character wearing blackface in the ninth episode of the ninth season, entitled \u201cDwight Christmas.\u201d In the episode, Dwight Schrute dresses up as Belsnickle, a fur-clad Santa Claus-type character from Germanic folklore who is still celebrated in several places around the world, including the Pennsylvania Dutch community where Dwight grew up. In the folklore, Belsnickle has an elf-like assistant named \u201cBlack Peter.\u201d In the episode, Dwight explains the history of Belsnickle and Black Peter, and Stanley (one of the only Black employees at Dunder-Mifflin) reacts negatively to the idea that Dwight would have one of his friends dress up to portray Black Peter; Dwight claims he wouldn\u2019t do that, but then quietly calls his white friend dressed in blackface and tells him not to show up at the office. Daniels has edited out the section where Dwight makes the call and we see the friend in blackface.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Office<\/em>\u00a0is about a group of people trying to work together with mutual respect despite the inapp<\/a>ropriate actions of their boss and assistant manager,\u201d Daniels said in a statement. \u201cThe 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. Blackface is unacceptable and making the point so graphically is hurtful and wrong. I am sorry for the pain that caused.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear if this edited version will be what\u2019s available when The Office<\/em> makes the jump to NBCUniversal\u2019s new streaming service Peacock in 2021. For more information about the historical version of the character in question, check this out:<\/p>\n