Elon Musk Slams Netflix’s Woke ‘Gone with the Wind’ Description

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