HBO Max pulls “Gone with the Wind” over racist depictions

by The Right Scoop

The move “Gone with the Wind” is now gone from HBO Max’s library of movies over racist depictions in the film from the 30s:

FOX 8 – HBO Max has pulled “Gone with the Wind” from its library of films.

The 1939 film, which tells the love story of Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler during the American Civil War, is considered by many to be a cinematic classic and is one of the most popular films ever made. However, the movie is also incredibly controversial. The film’s portrayal of slavery, African Americans and the Civil War South has been received much more critically in the decades since its release.

A spokesperson for HBO Max, which like CNN is owned by WarnerMedia, told CNN Business that “Gone with the Wind” is “a product of its time and depicts some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that have, unfortunately, been commonplace in American society.”

“These racist depictions were wrong then and are wrong today, and we felt that to keep this title up without an explanation and a denouncement of those depictions would be irresponsible,” the spokesperson said.

It’s not gone forever though…

The spokesperson added that when the film returns to HBO Max, it “will return with a discussion of its historical context and a denouncement of those very depictions,” and will be presented “as it was originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed.”

“If we are to create a more just, equitable and inclusive future, we must first acknowledge and understand our history,” the spokesperson said.

Personally I’ve never seen Gone with the Wind, so I’m not exactly sure what is so monstrous about the film. But in today’s cancel culture, it doesn’t take much to get something taken off the air.

Megyn Kelly responded by slamming HBO for removing the film:


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