Let the burning of books begin!
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/hbo-max-pulls-gone-with-the-wind-from-library-amid-racial-tensionsHBO Max pulled the Oscar-winning Civil War epic "Gone With the Wind" from its library amid heightened racial tensions following the death of George Floyd.
ScreenRant and The Wall Street Journal were the first to report that the newly launched streaming service yanked the 1939 film, which takes place at an Atlanta plantation. Critics in the modern era have criticized "Gone With the Wind" for its depiction of black people.
"So when are we getting together to burn copies of To Kill A Mockingbird?" conservative commentator AG Hamilton asked.
"Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American actor to win an Oscar for her role in 'Gone With the Wind.' It’s also her birthday tomorrow. Way to erase a historic black achievement in the name of social justice," Daily Caller's Greg Price reacted.
"It really is necessary to buy hard copies of things... Soon everything digital will be modified beyond recognition or canceled altogether," Washington Free Beacon executive editor Brent Scher warned.
"This is idiotic. We should learn from the past, not pretend it never existed," The Hollywood Reporter's awards columnist Scott Feinberg tweeted.
