An op-ed this week by Los Angeles Times critic Nicholas Goldberg asks a very 2021 question: How should we feel about old movies with racist, sexist, or homophobic themes? What if we fall for the romance of Rhett and Scarlett in “Gone with the Wind,” despite knowing all the reasons we shouldn’t? What if we root for cowboys over Indians in a western? Are these things unavoidable — or are they moral failings?
We Should Still Delight in Problematic Art
We Should Still Delight in Problematic Art
We Should Still Delight in Problematic Art
An op-ed this week by Los Angeles Times critic Nicholas Goldberg asks a very 2021 question: How should we feel about old movies with racist, sexist, or homophobic themes? What if we fall for the romance of Rhett and Scarlett in “Gone with the Wind,” despite knowing all the reasons we shouldn’t? What if we root for cowboys over Indians in a western? Are these things unavoidable — or are they moral failings?