‘Mad Men’ to keep blackface episode on streaming platforms
Mad Men will keep an episode featuring a character in blackface, instead opting to attach a disclaimer when the series returns to streaming services this month.Episode three of the AMC period drama’s third season, ‘My Old Kentucky Home’, sees the character Roger Sterling, played by John Slattery, wear blackface to sing the anti-slavery ballad ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ to woo his wife Jane at a party, played by Peyton List.Most other characters laugh at Sterling’s performance, though Don Draper (Jon Hamm) is uncomfortable and asks his wife, Betty (January Jones), if they can leave shortly after.The show’s production company, Lionsgate, released a statement to the Los Angeles Times today (July 2) explaining the decision to keep the scene and