Tina Fey, "30 Rock" (Photo: NBC)

Tina Fey realizes blackface is offensive … in 2020

Tina Fey has managed to have four episodes of her sitcom “30 Rock” pulled from syndication and streaming services because characters appear in blackface.

If you’re wondering how a major commercial network such as NBC would ever allow one of its prestige shows to depict characters in blackface, remember that “30 Rock” was filmed in a far simpler time, back in the 1940s –

Wait.

(Checks notes.)

— in 2008.

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Dan Feuerriegel and Pana Hema Taylor, "Spartacus" (Photo: Starz)

This Pride, rediscover the passion & the power of ‘Spartacus’

Pride is canceled across the nation because of COVID-19, so that gives you plenty of time to fire up the DVD player for a classic.

Across four seasons, Starz’s “Spartacus” captured a slave gladiator (first Andy Whitfield, then Liam McIntyre) becoming the leader of a rebellion that threatened the heart of Rome.

Amid this sprawling, violent, even gory epic that ran from 2010-2013 appeared one of the most passionate same-sex couples ever to hit the small or big screen.

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