Gone With the Wind Removed From HBO Max Over 'Racist Depictions'

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27. Oh heavens no. Add a disclaimer or a few sentence introductory comment--either written or spoken

Something to remind viewers that this classic academy award-winning movie was based on a novel by Margaret Mitchell that, like many works of the time, did not accurately represent the face of slavery and the history of the time.

I'm not saying this is necessary, given I'm hard-pressed to think of too many movies--even more recent ones that should not be reframed in terms of racial, gender, or social issue accuracy, to be more inclusive or to demonstrate serious events of the era.

If one starts with GWTW, arguably do we do it with all?

As I said, I'd prefer we teach actual accurate (not propagandized) history and, perhaps expect news and reporters to include historical context to current events in real-time.