A few days ago, someone wrote a column suggesting that the movie Gone with the Wind should go away like the Confederate flag.  Is the movie racist because it tells the story of the Civil War from a Southern perspective?  Or because it shows scenes with the Confederate flag? I don't think so, but calling everyone and everything racist goes on just a bit too much in our country today. Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind was published this week in 1936.  It is the story of a Southern woman caught up in the Civil War, from the days of plantations and chivalry to the bloody war and its aftermath. I read the book and have seen the movie often.  I never felt that it was racist or pretended to be.  It is the story of a family living in the South.   How can you tell the story of a plantation owner (and family) without bringing up slavery?   The story also confirms that many Southerners were...(Read Full Post)