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posted by martyb on Thursday June 11 2020, @05:44PM   Printer-friendly
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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.


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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by tizan on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:23PM (7 children)

    by tizan (3245) on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:23PM (#1006479)

    I don't think so...
    Just like if there were a movie glorifying eating caca made before the days bacteria was known....I am sure you'll have to publish today it with a big note how eating excrement is known to be detrimental to health. This is not erasing history ...this is making sure people understand from where it is coming...as you know some will gargle with clorox just because it was mentioned once.

    Similarly if you are going to depict people as loving the being the people who keeps them enslaved in the days when slaves was considered on par with cattle in the law....i suspect you have to qualify that no human is considered as cattle in the law even though KKK, for e.g, believes that.

    Let's put it...this is to make sure the clorox drinkers don't also think some humans are more equal than other humans because the slaves of Vivian Leigh loved her and they liked their status as slaves and continued to be her slaves !

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by FatPhil on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:38PM (5 children)

    by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:38PM (#1006492) Homepage
    > Just like if there were a movie glorifying eating caca made before the days bacteria was known....I am sure you'll have to publish today it with a big note how eating excrement is known to be detrimental to health.

    Bollocks. Or only in a really really stupid nanny-state with a really really stupid population.

    E.g. /Reefer Madness/ is available with no disclaimers or warnings at all about how its payload is complete garbage in sane countries, in fact it's a "classic": https://www.amazon.ca/Reefer-Madness-DVD/dp/6305066795
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    • (Score: 2) by tizan on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:50PM (4 children)

      by tizan (3245) on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:50PM (#1006507)

      > Bollocks. Or only in a really really stupid nanny-state with a really really stupid population.

      Really .... so the "donot drink" on clorox bottle is nanny state ? You must live in a country with 100% educated populace (I mean educated not schooled.) who knows of the dangers of the oxidative power of halogens.

      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday June 11 2020, @11:48PM (2 children)

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday June 11 2020, @11:48PM (#1006665) Journal

        Well, yes. They may even know the difference between a halogen and the hypochlorite ion [wikipedia.org] (grin)

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        • (Score: 2) by Bot on Friday June 12 2020, @12:50PM (1 child)

          by Bot (3902) on Friday June 12 2020, @12:50PM (#1006833) Journal

          Don't be hypochloritical.

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          • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday June 12 2020, @02:29PM

            by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday June 12 2020, @02:29PM (#1006877) Journal

            Well, no, I'm no, just a bit perchloratical.

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      • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Friday June 12 2020, @02:16PM

        Well, you're building a straw man, but as a separate argument about nanny states, yes, I do think that such do not drink labels are pretty stupid and signs of a nanny state. Mostly because they are a gesture that does not achieve the intended goal, they're safety theatre, rather than actual provision of enhanced safety. They don't protect the most stupid, for a start - do you simply not care about that slice of the population, is this some insidious eugenic policy you're pushing? Nor foreigners who don't speak the language, so perhaps you're racist too? A childproof cap is way more effective than a label if you can't trust parents to protect their kids.

        But yes, I am lucky in having most recently lived in countries where the chilren are worldproofed adequately, and instilled with superabilities like common sense, risk evaluation, and logical thought. For example, I used to live near a school which didn't have a proper school yard - at break times the kids would *go outside and play on the rocks*. And they're now doing just fine. Unlike people of the same age in the country responsible for (a) Gone with the Wind; and (b) banning Gone with the Wind.
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @07:25PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @07:25PM (#1006536)

    I don't think so...
    Just like if there were a movie glorifying eating caca made before the days bacteria was known....I am sure you'll have to publish today it with a big note how eating excrement is known to be detrimental to health.

    Tell that to these folks [motherless.com] [NSFW -- no. Really. NSFW. Probably not safe for home either. Well, unless you're into that sort of thing.]. I'm pretty sure *every single one* was made after we had knowledge of bacteria.

    As such, that's a terrible analogy. You can do better. I know you can.