HBO’s decision to remove the classic 1939 film “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming service amid protests over the police killing of George Floyd is prompting outrage from some journalists, including former Fox News and NBC News host Megyn Kelly.
“Are we going to pull all of the movies in which women are treated as sex objects too? Guess how many films we’ll have left? Where does this end??” Kelly wrote to her 2.4 million followers on Twitter.
“OK @hbomax – let’s do this – every episode of ‘Friends’ needs to go right now. If not, you hate women (& LGBTQ ppl, who also don’t fare well on ‘Friends’). Obviously Game of Thrones has to go right now,” Kelly added. “Anything by John Hughes … Woody Allen… could go on & on… & on…& on…”
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“Game of Thrones,” which was HBO’s most-watched series of all time, ended its run last year and featured predominantly white characters.
Hughes, who passed away in 2009, has been criticized for only featuring white characters, as has Woody Allen, whose films have also been called sexist by left-leaning critics.
HBO added that “Gone with the Wind” would return to its streaming catalog at some point along with a “discussion of its historical context.”
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“Gone With the Wind” won 10 Academy Awards, including best picture and best director. Vivian Lee won best actress and Hattie McDaniel captured best supporting actress, becoming the first African American woman to do so.
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Megyn Kelly roasts HBO for dropping "Gone with the Wind": "Where does this end??" https://t.co/BwBfVBrqHX pic.twitter.com/NkuNAm8U4E
— The Hill (@thehill) June 10, 2020
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