Mad Men adds blackface warning to episodes as all seven seasons made free to stream
MAD Men has added a blackface warning to episodes as all seven seasons are made free to stream.
The hit drama departed from Netflix last month, but has now found a new home on the Amazon-owned IMDb TV.
All episodes will stream for free – but with adverts – from July 15, however Variety reports one episode will begin with a disclaimer.
The season three episode ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ sees the character Roger Stirling (John Slattery) sing the anti-slavery ballad My Old Kentucky Home, Good-night while wearing blackface.
The disclaimer will reportedly read: “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 can examine even the most painful parts of our history in order to reflect on who we are today and who we want to become.
“We are therefore presenting the original episode in its entirety.”
Mad Men originally aired on AMC from 2007 until 2015 and covered the time between 1960 and 1970 across its seven seasons.
It is the latest show to reevaluate its content for racial sensitivity, following the announcements last month that 30 Rock and Scrubs were removing a number of episodes featuring blackface from streaming and syndication services.
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Earlier this week, Hulu removed an episode of classic comedy The Golden Girls which featured two characters in dark mud masks as they met a black family.
Meanwhile British shows including Little Britain and Peep Show have had episode or scenes removed because of the use of blackface.