Creators Of The Office Remove Black Face Scenes

The Office (NBC)

JAKARTA - The television series The Office has ended since 2013, but its popularity is still widely discussed today. On Friday, June 26, the series creator, Greg Daniels, decided to delete one scene in the series that was considered vilifying black people.

On the episode Dwight Christmas, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) wants Dunder Mifflin's office staff to have a Traditional Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas. Although it is relatively short, Daniels wants to try to change what he can do.

This snippet was modified for viewing on Netflix, which will soon switch to NBC's streaming service Peacock. The Office is a television series belonging to the NBC television channel.

The Office is the latest in a series to erase a scene related to black people. Previously, the film Gone With the Wind that aired on HBO Max was removed from the catalog list because of its story about slavery. In addition, the BBC's Little Britain series was also removed from several streaming services due to its depiction of black characters.

In the animated cartoon, actor Kristen Bell steps down from her chair to voice the role of the black man in the Central Park cartoon. Likewise Jenny Slate, who stepped down from the same role in the cartoon Big Mouth.

“Today we cut the scene of an actor using a black face used to specifically criticize European racist practices. Black faces are unacceptable and make a point that it is graphically hurtful and wrong. I apologize for that, "said Greg Daniels, quoted by the Hollywood Reporter.

The Office is a television series popular on Netflix in the United States. Likewise with Amazon Prime Video which is a mainstay for watching The Office.

Deleting scenes related to black people became something that was done after the Black Lives Matter protests that took place in the US today. Entertainment industry activists are trying to do things that can make people aware of the injustices that have occurred between them.