Little Britain was removed from streaming services including Netflix, BBC iPlayer and BritBox because of the use of blackface by its stars, Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
His comments come amid the re-appraisals of many old pieces of media, such as Gone with the Wind and Little Britain.
Idris Elba has spoken out about the need for a ratings system informing viewers if a film or TV show contains offensive or outdated content.
Gone with the Wind was briefly removed from US streaming service HBO Max because of its depiction of slavery, before being re-added with a explanatory disclaimer beforehand.