The multiple Oscar-winning US Civil War epic released in 1939 remains the highest-grossing movie of all time adjusted for inflation, but its depiction of contented slaves and heroic slaveholders garnered criticism.
must be removed as it"doesn't just 'fall short' with regard to representation" but ignores the horrors of slavery and perpetuates"some of the most painful stereotypes of people of color."
No edits will be made,"because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed." The show followed real-life US officers on duty for over three decades, but had been accused of glamorizing aspects of policing and distorting issues such as race.is not on the Paramount Network and we don't have any current or future plans for it to return," a network spokesperson told US media Tuesday.
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