RE: HBO removes Gone with the wind.
June 11, 2020 at 2:17 pm
(This post was last modified: June 11, 2020 at 2:19 pm by arewethereyet.)
There is a podcast I listen to that is mostly about the lives of old movie actors and often the scandals surrounding them.
A few months ago they did an extended series on the Disney movie 'Song of the South' that came out in 1946. I remember seeing this played on the Wonderful World of Disney when I was a kid and may actually have seen it in a theater when I was really young.
It's been pulled from their collection and won't be rereleased. Holy Moly...the racism and stereotypes in that movie are unnerving. As a little kid I just liked the music and it was one of the first live action/animation films I recall seeing. I am pretty sure I had the Uncle Remus books and I clearly recall Br'er Rabbit stories.
I am not sure exactly how I feel about censoring films. They are a reflection of the time in which they were made. But I don't have a problem with a company deciding they want to pull something from their lineup.
Do we pull 'To Kill a Mockingbird' because it's depicts the times and then erase the message conveyed?
Gets a little dicey, I think.
A few months ago they did an extended series on the Disney movie 'Song of the South' that came out in 1946. I remember seeing this played on the Wonderful World of Disney when I was a kid and may actually have seen it in a theater when I was really young.
It's been pulled from their collection and won't be rereleased. Holy Moly...the racism and stereotypes in that movie are unnerving. As a little kid I just liked the music and it was one of the first live action/animation films I recall seeing. I am pretty sure I had the Uncle Remus books and I clearly recall Br'er Rabbit stories.
I am not sure exactly how I feel about censoring films. They are a reflection of the time in which they were made. But I don't have a problem with a company deciding they want to pull something from their lineup.
Do we pull 'To Kill a Mockingbird' because it's depicts the times and then erase the message conveyed?
Gets a little dicey, I think.
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