Streaming service Netflix has removed four shows by Australian comedian and actor Chris Lilley from its library amid debate over some character depictions.
Originally airing on the ABC, We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High, Angry Boys and Jonah From Tonga have all been taken down but Ja’mie: Private School Girl and Lunatics remain.
Netflix has confirmed that the shows have been permanently removed from the Australian and New Zealand libraries.
The shows have also been removed from ABC's streaming platform iView.
In the shows, Lilley created a number of characters including an African-American rapper named S.mouse, a Tongan school kid named Jonah Takalua and several Asian characters.
The decision comes as Black Lives Matter protests continue round the world, following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the US.
Brands including Netflix have voiced their support for the black community across social media with many being called out for woke washing or by former employees who experienced racism in the workforce.
“To be silent is to be complicit. Black lives matter,” said Netflix on Twitter. “We have a platform, and we have a duty to our Black members, employees, creators and talent to speak up.”
Alongside taking down the four Chris Lilley shows, the streaming platform has also removed shows including The Mighty Boosh and The League of Gentlemen for their use of blackface.
This week, British public broadcaster BBC removed Little Britain from its library and US streaming service HBO Max took down the1939 film Gone With the Wind which had been criticised for "romanticising" the Civil War.
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