Posted on 07/15/2026 10:53:48 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Netflix is drawing criticism from online commentators who accuse the platform of forcing political messaging into how the epic film "Gone with the Wind" is described on the streaming service.
The resurfaced description circulated online this week, reads, "A 1939 American Civil War epic known for its racism." It also directs viewers to instead search for Black Lives Matter content, adding, "To learn more about Black lives in America, search 'Black Lives Matter.'"
While the 1939 film is unavailable to stream on Netflix in the United States, the title page remains live as an inactive placeholder on its website. The inclusion of the Black Lives Matter label on the public landing page has drawn criticism online, with commentators accusing Netflix of imposing modern political narratives on a classic film. It's unclear, however, who penned the description.
"Buy physical media," Turning Point Action's Jack Posobiec wrote on X in response to an original post by user Valliant Renegade, who shared a screenshot of the Netflix page.
On Wednesday, billionaire Elon Musk waded into the debate, responding to a post about the description and writing simply: "Needs to change."
"Holy crap. I just checked. It's real," conservative account End Wokeness wrote.
It's not new, however; the description has been there for years.
In contrast, HBO Max, which is currently streaming the movie in the United States, describes it thusly: "A strong-willed Southern belle struggles to save her beloved home and find love against the backdrop of the American Civil War and Reconstruction." On Hulu, the description reads, "Classic tale of Scarlett O'Hara's battle to save her beloved Tara and find love during the Civil War."
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The negro maid was heroic. The white heroine is riddled with dark triad traits. Pitty-Pat is immature, but simply a comic foil.
Concerning “black lives matter”:
“Frankly my dear I don’t give a damn.”
That’s what you get when you have a two racist on the board of Netflix.....Barry and Big Mike. I dropped my subscription several years ago, when the queer agenda and race swapping became too much.
The book and the movie are both 1930s attempts to portray the antebellum plantation culture in a somewhat positive light, and more concerned with the multiple romantic connections among the white people.
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar.
Its called “History”
Unlike that mess “Lincoln” that came out around 2013.
The only film I’ve ever walked out and walked home.
Netflix doesn’t have Gone with the Wind. So it doesn’t have a description for Gone with the Wind.
Maybe THIS will teach you about birthin babies.
I don’t know nothing about birthin no movies.
> The negro maid was heroic. <
Right. And she was 100% supported by the movie’s star, Clark Gable.
But, hey. Let’s not focus on that. Instead, let’s pick at scabs that are trying to heal. That’s the position of the Left. Keep the country in constant turmoil.
Everybody is a victim.
Except white men, of course.
Reality is Racist.
Wait until they find out what’s in the movie “Showboat”.
Never thought I’d agree with Netflix, but it does paint slavery in a positive light. I can appreciate it as a work of cinematic art, but it’s still a racist movie. The book was worse.
The “Burning of Atlanta” scene in GWTW was filmed in 1938 at the Culver City 40 acres backlot. The fire cleared out old sets—including the gates from the 1933 King Kong movie to make room for the Atlanta and Tara sets.
From the 1961 Billy Wilder comedy “One, Two, Three”:
Phyllis MacNamara : “She married a Communist? This is gonna be the biggest thing to hit Atlanta since General Sherman threw that little barbecue!”
Agreed. It’s been years since I watched the movie, but that’s how I remember it. Scarlett acted like a wealthy airhead and the black maid acted like she was the only one in the room with common sense. And this was in a movie made in the 1930s.
I read the novel before I saw the movie. The novel does gloss over how bad slavery was for the slaves. I read somewhere that before the movie was released they made changes to make the movie less objectionable from the standpoint of black civil rights activists.
The novel's author was born after the Civil War but grew up hearing the attitudes of white Southerners to the War between the States and to Reconstruction.
Oh you beat me to it! This thread absolutely cries out for that line.
This is just one prominent example of what has been going on for years with less prominent movies, TV shows and cartoons. Lots of TV shows have eliminated or edited “offensive” episodes. Some movies have been shelved or stealth edited. The most publicized example is old cartoons like Tom & Jerry, where Mammy Two Shoes has gone through more transitions than Bruce Jenner and Dylan Mulvaney combined. Including being turned white before the producers realized that probably wasn’t too PC and turned her black again.
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