Netflix & Hulu Pull Episode Of ‘Community’ Due To Blackface Scene
Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorNetflix and Hulu are pulling an episode of Community from their streaming services due to a scene that contains blackface, sources tell Deadline.In the “Advanced Dungeons & Dragons” episode, the Ben Chang character, played by Ken Jeong, shows up to a Dungeons & Dragons game wearing black make-up and a white wig. Shirley, played by Yvette Nicole Brown, says to Chang,”So, we’re just going to ignore that hate crime, huh?”, to which Chang responds, “I’m a dark elf or a drow.” Chang continues to play the game as the character, Brutalitops the Magician, until he is killed and eliminated.