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‘Insecure’ EP Prentice Penny Calls Out Hollywood’s Blackface Whitewash & Sliding Scale, And Offers Plan For True Change – Guest Column

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Prentice Penny Editors Note: Prentice Penny is the showrunner, executive producer and frequent director of HBO’s Insecure, which recently wrapped its fourth season.

Following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd and protests against racism and police violence that swept the nation and the globe, shows like 30 Rock, The Office, Community and Scrubs started pulling episodes featuring blackface scenes from streaming services.In a guest column for Deadline, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Happy Endings alum Penny isn’t buying into the gesture.Do you know how f*ckin’ hard it is to get a joke on a television show?

It starts with a bit.Then, it’s approved by the showrunner (I know because I am one).Then, it has to make it through multiple.

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