“I think it was in poor taste that you were doing Murtaugh in whiteface” – Blackface goes West (and White) in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX, 2005-) by Sébastien Lefait

“…In these two installments, a white character “blacks up” to play Murtaugh in “sweded” sequels to Lethal Weapon 1 to 4 (Richard Donner, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1998). In these films within the series, the blackface tradition evolves to debunk other stereotypes than those it traditionally targets. …”
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