I'm conflicted about the pulling of the 30Rock live show as well. That episode used the flashback sequences as a way to hang a lantern on the stereotypes, racism, sexism, etc. present in TV throughout the ages. The sketch in question, being a direct call-out of "Amos & Andy", does a great job of pointing out the inherent racism in early TV (and radio before it). I understand why Fey would want it pulled given the current climate, but I'd love to see it come back with context added at some point.
In contrast, the "Scrubs" episodes just used blackface for laughs, so I've got no issue pulling those down. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/f18d3e83-c810-4288-9908-8119073c1b6fo%40googlegroups.com.
