HBO Max Temporarily Removes ‘Gone With the Wind’ From Library
An HBO Max spokesperson says “Gone With the Wind” will eventually return to the platform with a discussion about its historical context and a denouncement of its racist depictions.
On Tuesday, HBO Max removed the 1939 film from its library in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd.
[...] Upon its release, “Gone With the Wind” broke theater attendance records and was the highest-grossing film of all time to that point. It still holds the record when adjusted for inflation. However, despite being considered one of the greatest films of all time, some film commentators have since criticized its depiction of slavery and Black people.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:02PM (4 children)
Judging by how everyone with a public face is paying lip service to wokeness right now, I think they're doing it to avoid looters attacking their physical properties. After all, the police aren't going to risk their necks to intervene against armed masses.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:10PM
Nah, it's a combination of trying to stay relevant and exploiting opportunity. All the properties are insured, and with the impending realestate disaster that will come from this, they will prefer to have it burned down at current value.
Of course we are not far away from time where NOT paying lip service will brand you a racist and turn the purists onto you. The purity spiral is strong with this movement.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:11PM
Yeah! All those HBO Max stores (?!?) are at huge risk of being looted and burned. Please.
Especially since you can still buy it at Best Buy, Walmart and Target:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/gone-with-the-wind-70th-anniversary-edition-2-discs-dvd-1939/9321646.p?skuId=9321646 [bestbuy.com]
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gone-with-The-Wind-2-Disc-Special-Edition-DVD/12329525 [walmart.com]
https://www.target.com/p/gone-with-the-wind-70th-anniversary-edition-2-discs/-/A-11643559 [target.com]
What's more, you can buy *and* stream it at Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Gone-Wind-Two-Disc-Clark-Gable/dp/B000BYA4LA [amazon.com]
What was that you were saying? Not anything reflecting reality apparently.
Yep. They don't seem to be willing to do so. [npr.org]
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @07:11PM (1 child)
The looters don't give a shit about who they're looting. They're not doing it for political ends, but for selfish ends. This [youtube.com] clip from the 1992 LA Riots is one of the most powerful I've seen. Hate to use that word, but how else can you define it? And it really sums up the reality of what looting invariably turns into.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @09:16PM
Frankly the looters don't give a damn.
FTFY