Hulu Removes 'Golden Girls' Episode With Blackface Scene

Hulu has removed an episode of 'The Golden Girls' that shows Betty White and Rue McClanahan in blackface.

The streamer's removal of a 1988 episode becomes the latest in a string of scenes or episodes removed that feature blackface.that contained a scene with Betty White and Rue McClanahan in blackface.

"Mixed Feelings", episode 23 in season 3 of the sitcom, aired in 1988 and shows Michael , the son of Dorothy , planning to wed a much older Black woman, Lorraine . Dororthy is concerned over the age difference while Lorraine’s family disapproves of their daughter marrying a white man, and thus the two families attempt to end the marriage. In the episode, Lorraine’s family finds Rose and Blanche trying a new mud facial treatment, and as they greet their family, Rose states, "This is mud on our faces, we’re not really Black."

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