6046: Straight Hate On Mad Men.

Cultural hijinks continue on AMC series Mad Men.

The staff at Sterling Cooper discussed Paul Kinsey’s Mississippi trip, with folks speculating the happenings would “be another Little Rock.” Later, the group watched a newscast on civil rights events.

A Black bartender served drinks at the L.A. hotel Don Draper and Pete Campbell were staying at.

And one of the young turk creatives announced he was a homosexual, stunning a roomful of coworkers. The resulting comments ranged from shock to outrage, including plenty of mean-spirited slurs (and awkward silence from Salvatore Romano).

So why do the allegedly historically accurate characters speak about Blacks with nothing but politeness and reverence, yet rip gays with ignorance and open hostility?

Perhaps Sterling Cooper will inevitably be acquired by Omnicom.