Megyn began trending as critics piled on her take – but she stood by her stance (via toofab)
For the record, you can loathe bad cops, racism, sexism, bias against the LGBTQ community, and not censor historical movies, books, music and art that don’t portray those groups perfectly. Ppl understand art reflects life... as we evolve, so do our cultural touchstones.Though Kelly's comments became a trending topic on Twitter Wednesday morning, she was only one of the many fans of the film who were outraged over HBO's decision.
"Gone with the Wind," which tells the love story of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler during the American Civil War, won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Several Twitter users said removing the film was an insult to Hattie McDaniel, whose controversial role of Mammy won her an Oscar, making her the first African American actor to win an Academy Award.
"'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," the streaming platform said in a statement, per."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.
"Gone With the Wind," when it is not ignoring the horrors of slavery, pauses only to perpetuate some of the most painful stereotypes of people of color, writes John Ridley, Oscar-winning screenwriter of “12 Years A Slave,” for
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