Daily Times

Multiple episodes of the NBC comedy series 30 Rock featuring a character in blackface are being removed from subscription services, digital purchase platforms and traditional TV syndication. Some of the episodes have already been scrubbed, with all expected to be gone by week’s end, Vulture reports. The episode removals come at the request of 30 Rock creator Tina Fey and show runner Robert Carlock. “As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing makeup are best taken out of circulation,” Fey wrote in a statement to companies that streamed or sold the show. “I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images. I apologize for pain they have caused. Going forward, no comedy-loving kid needs to stumble on these tropes and be stung by their ugliness. I thank NBCUniversal for honoring this request.”