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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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* m2 stares at the monitor... it looks like a hamburger...
m2 - that's a bad sign
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @07:45PM (7 children)
One is a crime that is terrible and should be punished, the other is a systemic problem that all of society needs to address and punish the criminals given cover of law.
You are conflating your bigotry with real issues, try again.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @08:26PM (1 child)
According to what you just said, you need to be punished and reeducated.
It's a systemic problem. What's that? YOU'RE not part of the problem? Sounds like sonebody is in denial. It's not about an individual's actions; it's about an ENTIRE race being guilty. Just by looking at your skin, I will tell you if you are guilty of racism or not.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 12 2020, @02:08AM
I understand the twist you're trying to play, but since it fails basic reading comprehension it just makes you look stupid for trying to shoehorn it in.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Friday June 12 2020, @12:54PM (4 children)
Islam is not a systemic problem?
Account abandoned.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 12 2020, @03:42PM (3 children)
You're right, Islam is is trying hard to catch up to Catholicism. Thanks, maybe we should place them both on the terror watch lists.
(Score: 2) by PocketSizeSUn on Friday June 12 2020, @04:27PM (2 children)
Remind me again. Which one is running the slave market in Libya?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 12 2020, @06:06PM
Christianity is a religion /for/ slaves. It's very authority-friendly. (Render undo Caesar, turn the other cheek, etc.)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 12 2020, @09:48PM
Funny how this is a topic about how Christians used to be massive slave owners and some people are just so bent out of shape that Amazon dropped the movie from their catalog.
Irony thy name be PocketSizeStupid. Corrected that weird SUn typo, you're welcome.