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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @08:54PM (2 children)
Actually, it sounds an AWFUL lot like Conservative Republicanism to me. All the penises have been covered up LONG before, so as to not offend Republican sensitivities. Remember John Boehner covering up Lady Liberty in the Department of Justice because she had the temerity to bare her breast? Oh, speaking of breasts, remember when a nipple accidentally was exposed during a live TV program? All those Republican Congressional hearings! And an outraged FCC! OMG!
The ONLY difference here is that you suddenly feel uncomfortable because you feel like you are on the other side, so you are the poor oppressed one, you poor little Boo.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @10:13PM
As the culture changed, the personalities who would have been previously been socially conservative became leftists and the SJW crap is their new orthodoxy. Commentors here are frequently labeled Republican, Conservative, Fascist or Nazi when they're clearly displaced liberals.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 12 2020, @02:21AM
Actually, I don't, because it was John Ashcroft, the AG, [bbc.co.uk] who did that. He was doing a TV press conference live at the Dept. and did not want there to be two boobs on the Tele at the same time.