Netflix subscribers can’t watch the 1939 film classic “Gone With the Wind” on the streamer.
Yet.
The company has a digital placeholder for the film, suggesting it may one day grace its streaming catalog. But there’s a catch – a catch so woke it’s like taking a time machine back to 2020.
Netflix’s “Gone With the Wind” page features a terse description of the beloved film, a title attacked in recent years for its archaic perspective on slavery.
No, it’s not remotely close to “Birth of a Nation,” a film with profoundly racist content. Still, “Gone With the Wind” doesn’t excoriate the “peculiar institution” like a film made today would.
That explains, partly, the Netflix descriptor on the title.
This is real.
Netflix’s description of Gone with the Wind:
A 1939 American Civil War epic known for its racism. To learn more about Black lives in America, search “Black Lives Matter.” https://t.co/gszpQlKTCM pic.twitter.com/aEV2krn2dI
— Billboard Chris (@BillboardChris) July 15, 2026
A 1939 American Civil War epic known for its racism. To learn more about Black lives in America, search “Black Lives Matter.”
Be careful, though. You might find articles like this:
BOMBSHELL EXPOSÉ: BLACK LIVES MATTER “Executive Director” Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson was CHARGED for EMBEZZLING $3.15 MILLION into her PERSONAL ACCOUNT. She used them to buy six properties, a car, for shopping, and $50,000 in food deliveries. pic.twitter.com/l06xKVVvEt
— Tironianae Z. – Ultra Verbum Vincet (@Tironianae) July 14, 2026
And this:
BREAKING: Louisiana Supreme Court suspends Black Lives Matter lawyer’s license—indicted for wire fraud, stealing over $250K.
Tanzanika Ruffin spent the money on lavish vacations, hair weaves, food and jewelry.
DEMS defunded our police for these Marxists. pic.twitter.com/1SE63WirFC
— Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) March 27, 2026
Nethflix’s clumsy messaging went viral this week on X. And, as a result, it caught the attention of the person who oversees the digital platform. Elon Musk.
Needs to change. https://t.co/dZdE0Hv5ua
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 15, 2026
Musk has been aggressive in calling out what he dubbed the “woke mind virus.” He recently savaged Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” for its woke casting choices – Lupita Nyong’o and Elliot Page.
How accurate is The Odyssey movie? Historical experts weigh in as Elon Musk and Tom Holland clash over casting https://t.co/gkex6MJhHZ
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) July 9, 2026
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