‘Gone with the Wind’ should be ‘consigned to museums,’ N.Y. Post film critic says

The Washington Times ^ | June 25, 2015 | Douglas Ernst -

[Clintonfatigued]

The national debate over the Confederate flag has now turned toward Scarlett O’Hara.

New York Post film critic Lou Lumenick said Wednesday that Americans should think about relegating the 1939 classic “Gone with Wind” to a museum.

“If the Confederate flag is finally going to be consigned to museums as an ugly symbol of racism, what about the beloved film offering the most iconic glimpse of that flag in American culture?” Mr. Lumenick asked. “I’m talking, of course, about ‘Gone with the Wind,’ which won a then-record eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1939, and still ranks as the all-time North American box-office champ with $1.6 billion worth of tickets sold here when adjusted for inflation.”

The movie, which starred Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, sends the wrong cultural message because it “stands for many of the same things as the Confederate flag” waving before the movie’s intermission, Mr. Lumenick said.

[Captain Peter Blood]

Patton was supposed to be an Anti-War movie at the time.

[Captain Peter Blood]

He was referring to General Wesley Clark.

[RobbyS]

Freedom from a national Church.like the Church of Ireland. Massachusetts had a state church until the 1830s. Even there the “free” churches existed in large numbers. When the Unitarians captured the state church, the orthodox denominations, who were in the majority, voted to disestablish the state church.

[Captain Peter Blood]

If this guy thinks “Gone With The Wind” needs to be banned how about this movie, “Mandingo”??????????