HBO Max temporarily removes ‘Gone with the Wind’ for ‘racist depictions’

HBO Max temporarily removes ‘Gone with the Wind’ for ‘racist depictions’

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/10/hbo-max-temporarily-removes-gone-with-the-wind-for-racist-depictions/

One of the selling points for HBO Max, the recently-launched streaming service from WarnerMedia, is the inclusion of classic films from Turner Classic Movies and the Criterion Collection. But choosing which old movies to include, and how to present them, can get thorny.

Case in point: “Gone with the Wind” is generally considered one of the greatest and most popular movies of all time — but it also presents a cheery version of slavery and glorifies the antebellum south.