Spike Lee calls on HBO Max boss to bring back Gone With the Wind
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peoplemagazine.co.zaSpike Lee has called on HBO Max bosses to reinstate Gone With the Wind on the streaming service because he feels “one of the most racist films ever” should be seen.The 1939 movie adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel about the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era South has been temporarily removed from the new platform due to the “racial prejudices” on display in the movie in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests against racial injustice following the death of George Floyd last month.
But filmmaker Spike, who included footage from the film in his hit 2018 movie BlacKkKlansman, is urging the powers that be to reverse the decision and let viewers decide for themselves.
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