‘Insensitive’: Memphis theater cancels ‘Gone with the Wind’ after complaints

‘A Memphis theater will not continue with its annual screening of ‘Gone with the Wind’ after critics accused the iconic film of being racist. The move has sparked anger from those who believe America’s left wing is trying to rewrite the country’s Civil War history.
The Orpheum Theatre has long included ‘Gone with the Wind’ as part of its summer movie series, with cinema buffs turning up each year to be transported to the picturesque Tara Planation, located in Georgia, during the Civil War.
The theater once again screened the film on August 11, but not everyone was eager to see Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler grace the screen this time around.
Instead, many accused the film, which features slavery and a narrative that is sympathetic towards the South, of being racist. Many of those complaints were submitted to the theater, which later announced it would no longer be showing the movie.’

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