The move comes after '12 Years a Slave' screenwriter John Ridley urged them to do so in an op-ed.
streaming platform due to its depictions of slavery and the Civil War-era South, a rep for HBO Max confirmed Tuesday night that the film will be temporarily removed. It will return eventually, but only after it adds a "discussion of its historical context and a denouncement of those very depictions."is a product of its time and depicts some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that have, unfortunately, been commonplace in American society," an official statement toreads.
These depictions are certainly counter to WarnerMedia’s values, so when we return the film to HBO Max, it will return with a discussion of its historical context and a denouncement of those very depictions, but will be presented as it was originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed. If we are to create a more just, equitable, and inclusive future, we must first acknowledge and understand our history.
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