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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @10:50PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @10:50PM (#1006641)

    There are idiots who actually say DS9 racist because poor unwhite black Sisko was given command of a broken down abandoned Cardassian space station, while the white guys get command of the fancy new state of the art Galaxy Class Starships, and the white women get command of Intreped-class Starships.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @11:18PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @11:18PM (#1006652)

    Idiots are idiots everywhere and no matter what political affiliation they have. Doesn't mean these regressive trogs are right though.

    • (Score: 2) by Bot on Friday June 12 2020, @12:59PM

      by Bot (3902) on Friday June 12 2020, @12:59PM (#1006838) Journal

      Shut up and erase star trek nao.

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