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The 1939 classic has been removed by the streaming service HBO Max following controversy about its depiction of African Americans.

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The movie is set in a time when slavery was still legal and was depicted in a very positive light, particularly through the character of the beloved housekeeper and slave, Mammy. 

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Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American woman to win an Oscar, exactly for her role as Mammy. However, she was banned from attending the film's premiere, and was made to sit at a segregated table at the back of the venue during the Academy Awards.

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'Gone with the Wind' - HBO announced that the removal is temporary. The movie will be returned with a warning message included at the beginning. They say that the context and shortcomings should be acknowledged.

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'Cops' -

The US reality TV show 'Cops' has been canceled. The show, in which a camera crew follows real-life American police officers on the job, has been running since 1989.

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'Cops' - The show has often been accused of glorifying police aggression. It can no longer be justified amid the protests against police brutality and racism that have swept the globe.

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The show profited from the misfortune of the disadvantaged. It's rumored that suspects were even coerced into signing release forms for the footage to be aired. 

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'Little Britain' -

British comedy duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas have had more than one of their creations pulled from streaming sites.

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Their sketch comedy show ‘Little Britain’ has been removed from Netflix, NOW TV, Britbox and BBC iPlayer. Spokespersons say that “times have changed” since the show was created in 2003.

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Some of their more offensive characters included a Caribbean woman who was played by David Walliams in blackface, a mail-order bride called Ting Tong, and a disabled character called Andy.

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The pair have apologized for the racially insensitive characters they portrayed, and say they would make the show differently if they could.

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British comedy team Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt are another pair on the chopping block. Their surreal comedy series 'The Mighty Boosh' was aired between 2004 and 2007. 

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Both actors took on a range of bizarre characters in eccentric costumes. One unfortunate character was the ghost of a fictional jazz musician, played by Noel Fielding in blackface.

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The show was pulled by both Netflix and Sky. The offensive character appeared in just one episode, but all three seasons have been removed.

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Chris Lilley - Australian comedic actor and writer Chris Lilley has had four of his shows removed from Netflix and other streaming sites.

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These include 'We Can Be Heroes,' 'Summer Heights High,' 'Angry Boys' and 'Jonah from Tonga.'

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Chris Lilley - He generally plays multiple characters in his own shows, including many non-white characters. He has been accused of perpetuating racial stereotypes with his writing, as well as the problematic use of makeup to portray himself as a character of a different race.

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He hasn’t commented yet, but when interviewed about the use of blackface in 2013, he said that Australia was a bit more relaxed about that kind of thing, and that it was meant to be confronting.

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Strangely, his most recent show 'Lunatics' is still available on Netflix. One of the characters he plays is a South African female pet psychic with an afro.

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'Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway' - 'Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway' is a live British talk show that has been running since 2003.

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The show included comedy sketches, celebrity guests, and the infamous 'undercover' feature. The hosts would disguise themselves and surprise unsuspecting celebrities. 

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In one early episode, Ant and Dec donned prosthetics and darkmake up to disguise themselves as women of color. They have recently apologized for their offensive actions.

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'The League of Gentleman' is yet another British comedy sketch show. Its main seasons were aired between 1999 and 2002.

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The show centers around a xenophobic couple living in a fictional English town. However, the offending character was called Papa Lazarou. He is played by Reece Shearsmith, and appears to be wearing blackface, reminiscent of a minstrel show.

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Shearsmith claims that the character was not intended to be a Black man and was simply him wearing scary "clown-like makeup."

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