Idris Elba has an issue with the handful of films and television programs being removed from streaming platforms and the airwaves over racist content such as blackface.
Over the last couple months, episodes of “30 Rock,” “The Golden Girls,” “The Office,” “Scrubs,” and more have been pulled for featuring blackface.
Elba says in a new interview with Radio Times that these controversial episodes should not have been erased but updated with a warning or rating to ensure viewers know what racist content the programs contain.“I’m very much a believer in freedom of speech,” Elba said.
“But the thing about freedom of speech is that it’s not suitable for everybody.
That’s why we have a rating system.
We tell you that this particular content is rated U, PG, 15, 18.
To mock the truth, you have to know the truth.
But to censor racist themes within a show, to pull it — wait a second,
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