Rebel Wilson calls the pulling Little Britain over blackface "a bit crazy": "I'm not a fan of erasing things"

The Independent

Wilson, who is Little Britain star and co-creator Matt Lucas' former roommate and Bridesmaids co-star, expressed disappointment with the sketch show being pulled over its past use of blackface. "At the moment we’re in the time of hyper-social justice as there are so many important things happening in the world," she said in an interview with Australia's Studio 10. "Obviously right now racial equality is such an important issue. But for the past few years, especially with the #MeToo movement, there’s been a lot of social justice going on, which has made it difficult for comedians to flirt with that line. The thing is, throughout history, from way back with the court jesters in the monarchy, a comedian’s job is to flirt with the line of what’s acceptable. I’m not a fan of just erasing things. I think with history, you should learn from it. If you erase it, it’s a bit like denying it ever happened. That doesn’t seem like a good plan!”