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  1. Jan 7, 2021 · Streaming service Hulu made a decision recently to remove an episode of The Golden Girls from its archive. The episode in question originally aired in 1988. The plot revolved around Dorothy's son ...

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  2. This needs to stop, IMO. Put a disclaimer before the episode and explain that it’s a product of a less tolerant time or something. Make it a “teachable moment.”. Let it be its own example of why blackface is unacceptable.

  3. Jun 29, 2020 · Less than a week after removing three episodes of the hit comedy-drama sitcom Scrubs from its platform, American streaming service Hulu has pulled an episode of The Golden Girls for the same ...

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  4. Apr 8, 2024 · The Golden Girls is still known today as one of the most progressive sitcoms ever made. The adventures of Dorothy (Bea Arthur), Blanche (Rue McClanahan), Rose (universally beloved Betty White) and Sophia (Estelle Getty) -- four older women who lived in a Miami home together -- took audiences by storm and provided representation to a group generally overlooked by television of the time.

  5. Jun 28, 2020 · Hulu has decided to remove an episode of The Golden Girls, citing use of blackface as the reason. The 1988 episode titled “Mixed Blessings” centers around Dorothy’s (Bea Arthur) son Michael ...

  6. That episode specifically went out of it's way to have a white character do black face. The entire wedding scene could have been done without it because there was no story to it. Again, even though Golden Girls did not do black face, they had a story behind why Blanche and Rose looked like they did.

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  8. Jun 29, 2020 · Hulu has removed an episode of "The Golden Girls" due to concerns over blackface, according to Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter. The 1988 episode of the sitcom, titled "Mixed Blessing" (Season ...

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