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No one canceled Gone With the Wind. It wasn’t banned or altered in any way for political correctness. Gone With the Wind presents a Disneyfied, alternative history of the South that generations of racists, northern and southern thought represented an accurate depiction of a bygone era they still morn. You don’t want a history lesson shoved down your throat? Hmmm. It’s an annotation that provides context to a film that is pure propaganda for white supremacy. If you’re that bothered by context, there’s this handy little invention called a remote. You can use it to fast forward through the bit of history that so many Americans find too uncomfortable or irritated by. Oh, here we go again with the slavery blah blah blah.

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Michelle Frankfurter
Michelle Frankfurter

Written by Michelle Frankfurter

Photography, you have always been a jealous bride. I will always love you — I’m just no longer in love.

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