bogey21
TUG Member
Just wait. The next shoe to drop will be books being removed from Libraries...
George
George
Just wait. The next shoe to drop will be books being removed from Libraries...
George
As per Kelly Lawler of USA TODAY
Is it time for cop TV shows to be canceled for good?
"What role do police dramas and comedies play in perpetuating institutional racism and unpunished police brutality? Television is a powerful medium, and it's long past time to
reckon with decades of stories that portray cops mostly as heroes and protagonists and black people as the criminals they lock up. If we can’t get rid of cop shows entirely
(although it’s not the worst idea), we need to change them."
Putting the context of this tragedy aside if we can, would this open a whole new door by doing so and would it even be possible?
The libraries are almost universally in favor of First Amendment freedoms, so I don't think you need to be concerned.Just wait. The next shoe to drop will be books being removed from Libraries...
So with you on that!Next thing you know, teenagers won't be allowed to read Huckleberry Finn without a permission slip from their parents. Just like when I had to read about the insufferable snot Holden Caulfield.
The libraries will keep the books. But they will put them in restricted access so that only "approved" people will be allowed to view them. That is what libraries have been doing for decades, if not centuries. Why would they change now?The libraries are almost universally in favor of First Amendment freedoms, so I don't think you need to be concerned.
A steady stream of shoe drops, so we can waste our energy and anger on trivialities while things that matter must go unspoken.
As I recall, in English my senior year of high school, we were assigned to read Huckleberry Finn (Twain), Catcher in the Rye (Salinger) and Intruder in the Dust (Faulkner), with the link of all three books involving adolescent males. And we had to write an essay based on the three books. I enjoyed Finn immensely. I thought Holden Caulfield insufferably, pompous, and clueless about the real world. Intruder in the Dust was almost unreadable - I have no idea why our teacher thought that would be a good book to introduce teens to Faulkner.So with you on that!
I think good literature, even movies that sort of follow the books, which Gone with the Wind does not follow the book as it should, can give us an understanding of the culture from years past. How can you know how far we have come, if you have no idea where we came from?
I was no fan of Catcher in the Rye. I had a tough time reading that one.
I read that HBO Max will likely restore Gone with the Wind in about a week with a new introduction from a prominent African American studies scholar. The expert will discuss the movie’s accuracy, its portrayals and the issues and problems those depictions create. I think this is a win-won for HBO Max and Black Lives Matter.
This is something I read: If you need any more evidence that Gone with the Wind requires more historical context, it should be noted that even though the movie resulted in Hattie McDaniel becoming the first African-American to win an Oscar for her role as the house servant Mammy, she wasn’t allowed to sit at the table with her co-stars Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. Instead, she sat at a small table up against a far wall. At that time, the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles where the Academy Awards were held had a “no blacks” code, and producer David O. Selznick had to make a special request to even get her in the building.
I agree. The movie can certainly be an educational tool with an opportunity for discussion at all levels. Just like the statues and Confederate flags, museums are a greatvolace to place these items. Many countries once in the Soviet bloc have made museums or parks of the old Communist leaders to learn about history.It is a great and classic movie. Fortunately they are not dropping it permanently. Apparently they will be adding a discussion segment to place the movie in historical context and allow it to be used as a point of discussion concerning both modern times and the Antebellum South, slavery and the American Civil War. I love GWTW, but I have no problem if someone wants to use it as a medium for relevant discussion. Outright banning would be a mistake, IMO.
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Yes and again a teachable moment to be pointed out for education and racism.
Pornography...another issue~
Megyn Kelly rails against censorship after ‘Gone With the Wind’ pulled, cop shows shelved: ‘If you don’t like it, don’t watch’
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Megyn Kelly rails against censorship: ‘If you don’t like it, don’t watch’
Megyn Kelly is criticizing HBO Max’s decision to temporarily remove Gone With the Wind from its library — and wrote a Twitter rant about censorship.www.aol.com
Pornography...another issue