10-06-2020 16:29 via kvoa.com

HBO Max removes ‘Gone With the Wind,’ will add context

NEW YORK (AP) — HBO Max has temporarily removed “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil War-era South. In a statement, the AT&T-owned WarnerMedia, which owns HBO Max, called “Gone With the Wind” “a product of its time” that depicts racial prejudices. Protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death have forced entertainment companies
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