"Gone with the Wind" Stops Delivery Black man death responds to protest demonstrations June 10 21:52
The US video distribution service has stopped the movie "Gone With the Wind" because it "includes prejudice against race". It is believed to have been a response to a protest demonstration of the death of a black man.
"Gone with the Wind" is a movie depicting the life of the protagonist, Scarlett, set in the southern United States swayed by the Civil War. It was released in 1939 and is an immortal masterpiece, such as winning the Academy Award.
The US video distribution service "HBO Max" announced on the 9th that the movie was discontinued as "The work unfortunately includes prejudice against ethnicity and race that was the trend of American society at the time" Did.
In the U.S., a protest demonstration spread in various places after a black man was killed by being suppressed by a white police officer, and the leading Wall Street Journal said, ``In response to the protest demonstration against racism spreading in the United States There are also signs in the entertainment industry to rethink the content."
When "HBO Max" resumes distribution of the work, it will be posted with historical consideration and criticism of discriminatory depiction, and will be told as it is, "If something is added, the existence of prejudice itself Will be denied.”
In addition to this, in the United States, there is a growing tendency to get nervous about the problems of prejudice and discrimination triggered by the incident, such as the termination of the broadcasting of a reality program that depicts the police's work.