The HBO Max television network withdrew the epic movie "Going with the Wind", which depicts the American Civil War and won an Oscar from its broadcast service, while the "Cops" program (police officers) was canceled for a reality TV in a time that dealt The United States with systematic racism to its popular culture.
After less than 24 hours, sales of DVD's "Gone with the Wind" were at the top of Amazon's TV and movie sales list.
Anger and protests following the killing of black American George Floyd while in police custody prompted media companies to scrutinize their programs.
Warner Media, an affiliate of AT&T, which operates the HBO Max network, said it had deleted the movie "Gone with the Wind." The company acknowledged that the film was appropriate for the time when it was produced, but added that it "depicted some racial and racial grievances that were, unfortunately, common in American society."
"We felt it would be irresponsible to keep this title unexplained or condemned," said a spokesman for the HBO Max network.
The spokesman added that the movie "Gone with the Wind", which was produced in 1939, will be shown again on the network, accompanied by a "discussion of its historical context" and condemning racist images.
The film, which took place on a farm in Georgia, won eight Academy awards, including the Best Film Award and was considered a sign in Hollywood, with Hattie McDaniel, who played a black maid, winning the second best prize to become the first black actress to win an Academy Award.
Paramount Network, a subscriber TV channel owned by Viacom CBS, has removed “Copps” from its list of programs. The show started in 1989 on Fox and was considered an early reality TV show, tracing the real life of policemen on the job. But he has become a target of criticism for glorifying the police without any depiction of their brutality.
Spike TV, now Paramount, bought the rights to the show in 2013.
Civil rights advocacy group Color For Cheng praised the decision to suspend the program.