Schuster’s movies get pulled from Showmax over racial insensitivity via TheCitizen_News
South Africa’s most successful comedy filmmaker is well known for his use of blackface and cultural stereotypes, which have now seen his work being removed from the local streaming service.
Netflix and the BBC have started scrubbing shows featuring blackface from their online platforms, and now local streaming service, Showmax, has joined the fray. And the first to go is Leon Schuster.reported on Friday evening that several of the 69-year-old comedian’s films have been removed from Showmax. Those include You Must Be Joking, You Must Be Joking Too, Oh Schucks…It’s Schuster, Sweet ‘n Short, Schuks! Pay Back the Money, and Frank and Fearless.
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