Posted on 09/05/2020 11:33:29 AM PDT by DFG
Is Gone with the Wind the canary in the Cancel Culture coal mine?
The 1939 screen classic got yanked from the HBO Max platform earlier this year after a black screenwriter suggested its portrayal of the Civil War South doesnt sufficiently capture slaverys horrors.
Then, days later, the Oscar-winning film returned with an historical context prologue attempting to educate viewers on the proper way to enjoy the movie.
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodintoto.com ...
Eventually you will have to complete some sort of questionnaire to prove you are cognizant of your white privilege before you will be allowed to watch Gone With the Wind.
How about Birth of a Nation? Any warning labels? I saw all of the Jazz Singer, and it was no big deal. So he sang black face. That was the convention long before Al Jolson was born.
The proper way to enjoy the movie is to stand when they play Dixie, and to applaud when she shoots the yankee rapist.
Another leftist warning? Frankly, my dear . . .
Nowadays, they will probably censor a movie that doesn't contain foul language.
I shelled out $5 at the local Fry’s Supermarket for the DVD last year. Done.
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Watch the movie Mandingo. Its a great movie. I’m sure BLM members would love it. If you liked Gone with the wind, you’ll love Mandingo.
Bet there were plenty of attorneys involved. It’s not like these films don’t have “rights” attached.
Few read warning labels ever see what happens when there is a wet paint sign on something.
Warning: Greatest Movie Ever Made
Another leftist warning? Frankly, my dear . . .
Perfect!
This is the most disgusting concept of 2020. It's past time to refer to "woke" people as they really are: Book Burners.
Where were book burners prominent before Fahrenheit 451?
I don’t know nothin’ about birthin’ no babies.
“The proper way to enjoy the movie is to stand when they play Dixie, and to applaud when she shoots the yankee rapist.””
THIS! well played.
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