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by noah_buddy 1246 days ago
Gone with the Wind is horrifically racist yet quite reasonably justifiable to watch on its merits.
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What merits?
I understand your sentiment, and agree with it in some contexts, but look what HBO Max added as an intro [1]: "a prime text for examining expressions of white supremacy in popular culture ... it is precisely because of the ongoing, painful patterns of racial injustice and disregard for Black lives that Gone with the Wind should stay in circulation and remain available for viewing, analysis and discussion. ... an opportunity to think about what classic films can teach us." [2]

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)#Anal... 2. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/12/opinions/gone-with-the-wind-i...