Tina Fey could be stripped of prize after she requested to pull 30 Rock ‘blackface’ episodes from platforms
BLACK conservative group Project 21 has called on the Kennedy Center to strip Tina Fey of her Twain award after she "canceled" herself.
Project 21 is “an initiative of The National Center for Public Policy Research to promote the views of African-Americans whose entrepreneurial spirit, dedication to family and commitment to individual responsibility have not traditionally been echoed by the nation’s civil rights establishment."
The three co-chairs that Tina's decision to ask NBC to remove episodes of 30 Rock which included blackface meant that she had "canceled" herself, and that the Kennedy Center should “preserve the integrity” of the Twain Prize by removing Tina's name.
She was awarded the prestigious prize for American humor.
The letter read: "We are not trying to cancel Tina Fey.
"Tina Fey , calling the fruits of her creativity ‘ugliness'."
He added: "We are simply alerting the Kennedy Center -which has acted in the past to protect itself and the integrity of the Twain Prize - to do so again in light of Tina Fey’s admission."
The 50-year-old created and starred in the hit NBC comedy series 30 Rock from 2006 to 2013.
But following the Black Lives Matter campaign, a number of shows and networks have been re-evaluating their content for racial sensitivity.
It prompted Tina and her 30 Rock co-creator Robert Carlock and the show's owner NBCUniversal, to request four episodes be removed as soon as possible from streaming services.
Tina wrote in a letter: "As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing makeup are best taken out of circulation.
"I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images."
The Sun has contacted reps for Tina for comment.