So, the subject header here is somewhat misleading. They are not removing it, they are taking it down until they can replace it with a version that is not censored or bowdlerized, but includes critical commentary and historical context. See WaPo piece linked below.
I think this is appropriate and long overdue. I grew up watching GWTW and Birth of a Nation. Both films have value, both in terms of the craft of film making and as artifacts of their prior in social history. Neither should be censored, and I have argued against doing that over and over with my liberal friends. But neither should they just be released to free range in the culture, shaping assumptions and attitudes uncritically. Nobody will be forced to view the new material, but everybody will have it available as the default option. I agree with the comment that many corporations are engaging in shallow performative and ultimately meaningless gestures of support for BLM. I don’t think this is an example of it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/hbo-max-isnt-censoring-gone-with-the-wind-its-reframing-it/2020/06/10/d78544ec-ab3e-11ea-94d2-d7bc43b26bf9_story.html On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 11:14 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > Moi, this morning (6/10): >> >> Temporarily, the streamer told Variety, until a discussion about its >> historical context and a denouncement of its biased depictions can be >> offered with it. >> >> >> https://variety.com/2020/film/news/hbo-max-gone-with-the-wind-removed-1234629892/ >> (link) >> >> >> Thank this op-ed in the LAT (possible $) by Oscar®-winning screenwriter > John Ridley for WM's decision... > > > https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-06-08/hbo-max-racism-gone-with-the-wind-movie > (link) > > B > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/bfafe532-719f-45c2-b078-abc8749e0c50o%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/bfafe532-719f-45c2-b078-abc8749e0c50o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJSTUNbEHYSZiOuyZSK3af-yzyBkLA2gHndjObN_DqTKA%40mail.gmail.com.
