Posted on 06/13/2020 12:51:34 PM PDT by mykroar
The Oscar-winning screenwriter who led the calls for Gone With The Wind to be removed from a streaming service has criticised Quentin Tarantino for his “painful and infuriating” use of the n-word.
John Ridley, who wrote 2013 period drama 12 Years A Slave, successfully called on WarnerMedia to temporarily take down 1939 classic Gone With The Wind from its HBO Max platform.
He argued its depiction of slavery in the pre-Civil War American South reinforced harmful stereotypes of people of colour.
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I have had GWTW on VHS DVD etc for decades. One of my all time favorite movies. “
I just bought the DVD for $32, the cheapest I could find. There were several on Amazon selling for $170 and even $377.
Damn!
Clearly, every bit of human expression needs to be sent to Ridley for his approval. Hope he’s got the time.
“Ironically I just re-watched “Django Unchained” on Netflix last night. That was really an underrated movie as the acting and dialogue was phenomenal. The only flaw was that the ending was a bit over the top”
That is a Tarantio trade mark. Violence boardering on comedic over the top.
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