The streaming service will re-add the 1939 film to its catalog, accompanied with a 'discussion of its historical context'
is a product of its time and depicts some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that have, unfortunately, been commonplace in American society," a spokesperson for the streaming service said in a statement to PEOPLE. "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.
Responding to the decision, Kelly, 49, shared her disagreement, asking if more content would get revoked when revisited through a modern lens. "Are we going to pull all of the movies in which women are treated as sex objects too? Guess how many films we’ll have left?Where does this end??" the former
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kelly Rowland's Outfit Has a Not-So-Secret Message.KELLYROWLAND's sweatshirt made a not-so-subtle, but massively important statement about Black women's inadequate opportunities in the workplace.
Read more »
Kelly Evans: The recession began in FebruaryCNBC's Kelly Evans discusses the U.S. economy in recession with CNBC's Steve Liesman and Jim Poterba, president of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Read more »
Ruston Kelly on the personal growth behind new album 'Shape & Destroy':The singer-songwriter's forthcoming album, Shape & Destroy, is about finding faith in whatever way makes sense.
Read more »
'Gone With the Wind' Pulled From HBO Max LibraryThe film, set during the Civil War, was removed from the streaming service's catalog.
Read more »
'Gone with the Wind' pulled from HBO Max until it can return with 'historical context''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.' HBO Max has pulled 'Gone with the Wind' from its library of films
Read more »
HBO Max temporarily removes 'Gone With the Wind,' says it shows 'racial prejudices'HBO's new streaming service said the movie showed 'ethnic and racial prejudices,' and would return with a 'discussion of its historical context.'
Read more »