Should Racist Sexist Old Movies Be Cancelled Discussion

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At the very least, it’s uncomfortable to see Southern plantation owners portrayed sympathetically in the 1939 classic movie Gone With the Wind or Mickey Rooney’s almost indescribable portrayal of a Japanese photographer in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961). In light of the decision by the heirs of children’s book author Dr. Seuss to retire several books containing troubling stereotypes, should the same be done with vintage movies, like the ones mentioned above, that present characters and attitudes that offend today’s sensibilities?

Los Angeles Times columnist Nicholas Goldberg believes he has found a way to talk back to movies with troubling content without cancelling them. Read the linked article (Links to an external site.) 

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