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‘Gone With the Wind’ Number One Best Seller at Amazon After HBO Blacklist
Breitbart.com ^ | 6/10/2020 | Charles Spiering

Posted on 06/10/2020 9:33:49 AM PDT by rktman

Americans rushed to snatch up physical copies of the movie Gone With the Wind after HBO Max announced it was blacklisting the film from its streaming platform.

The film was the number one bestselling film on Amazon early Wednesday morning, even though both DVDs and Blu-ray discs were sold out.

An HBO Max spokesman said Tuesday the film was pulled because of “ethnic and racial prejudices” that were “counter to WarnerMedia’s values.”

Black actress Hattie Daniel won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar of 1940 for her performance in the epic, the first black actor or actress to win an Oscar.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Philosophy
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To: DrPretorius

I ended my family’s subscription to HBO this morning. The only thing I did like about it was the family filter that made it easy to find things we could watch with the children.


21 posted on 06/10/2020 10:40:56 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: DrPretorius

All of cable, not just HBO. The monthly fees are shared by all the networks.
Kill your television.


22 posted on 06/10/2020 10:41:47 AM PDT by bankwalker (groupthink kills ...)
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To: rktman

To what extent is amazon already enforcing thought control? I’d be interested to know.


23 posted on 06/10/2020 10:45:23 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Never forget Justine Damond, murdered by a NON-WHITE, NON-CHRISTIAN cop. (Oh, and no riots))
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To: backwoods-engineer
All US-format DVD copies are GONE off the Amazon website.

I have a digital copy. DVDs take up space. Hollywood can try to take it from me, but I have a backup (with the copy protection removed). You can do that as long as you don't distribute or sell.

24 posted on 06/10/2020 11:24:53 AM PDT by roadcat
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To: rktman

They’ll probably get more people to watch it by doing this than have watched it in a long time. I watched it a while ago when my husband was out of town a while ago, obviously before CoVid. It’s always been one of my favorite movies (and books), but darn if it isn’t LONG! Longer than The Ten Commandments! I’ll probably have to get a digital copy since I refuse to pay $100 for a DVD or a Blu Ray copy.


25 posted on 06/10/2020 11:50:05 AM PDT by FamiliarFace
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To: FamiliarFace

Has anyone called for burning the paper copies yet?


26 posted on 06/10/2020 11:55:04 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: rktman

That is excellent news. People need to buy hard copies of their favorite movies now just incase.


27 posted on 06/10/2020 12:04:29 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: rktman

Don’t know, but I guess I ought to go out and get a copy of that! It is truly a classic! I probably borrowed the copy that I read in high school.


28 posted on 06/10/2020 12:16:13 PM PDT by FamiliarFace
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To: rktman
Americans rushed to snatch up physical copies of the movie Gone With the Wind after HBO Max announced it was blacklisting the film from its streaming platform.

Does HBO Max have exclusive streaming rights for 'Gone With The Wind' or something?
29 posted on 06/10/2020 12:19:18 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: ifinnegan
Why do people keep mentioning Blazing Saddles?

It’s a liberal ethos film through and through.


I don't believe it has any political ethos. Doesn't matter though - it's not a movie that could possibly be made today because it would offend blacks, Native Americans, women, homosexuals. Therefore, by woke standards, it should never have been made at all and needs to be erased from history.
30 posted on 06/10/2020 12:25:44 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: rktman

I decided I’d better go buy a hardbound copy before those disappear too. I have a thing for good old-fashioned real books, especially classics. Books were my first love. I learned to read before I got into school, probably because I had older siblings and wanted to keep up with them so badly. I should have this copy by next week!


31 posted on 06/10/2020 12:40:31 PM PDT by FamiliarFace
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To: rktman

HBO be rayciss. They dissin’ Mix Hattie. No residuals for her estate.


32 posted on 06/10/2020 1:02:27 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: rktman

This and Roots are 2 if my favorite classics. Alex Haley did a good job with the book. Movie was good but missing some as many movies do.
Bet you wouldn’t be able to find that mini-series anywhere now either.


33 posted on 06/10/2020 1:48:49 PM PDT by TermLimits4All (A next on the agenda, reelection of DJT.)
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To: rktman

As soon as I saw that it had been pulled, I went to Ebay and bought a dvd. I knew this was coming.

Should probably stock up on the Dukes of Hazzard, Walker Texas Ranger, and All in the Family, too.


34 posted on 06/10/2020 1:49:02 PM PDT by Proud 2BeTexan
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

It’s a film where whites are dumb and racist, but are saved by a black, whom they were initially prejudiced against, thus learning a lesson.


35 posted on 06/10/2020 2:17:05 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Proud 2BeTexan

The price on ebay is nuts.


36 posted on 06/10/2020 3:34:22 PM PDT by freepertoo
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To: billyboy15

I remember when “I read banned books” was a popular bumper sticker, usually seen plastered all over battered rusted out Volvos and VW Beetles, right along with “QUESTION AUTHORITY”. Ironic isn’t it?


37 posted on 06/11/2020 2:34:00 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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