Popular TV series “Dukes of Hazzard” may no longer be available on Amazon’s streaming library, Fox News reports.
Amazon is considering removing the series, which ran for seven seasons on CBS from 1979-1985, as it reviews its offerings, a source familiar with the situation told Bloomberg.
The show follows Bo and Luke Duke and their adventures in the fictional town of Hazzard County, Ga. The boys travel around in their car, “The General Lee,” which features a confederate flag on the roof.
As people call for racial justice across the country, Amazon and other companies have been taking inventory of their movies and shows that contain controversial or possibly offensive themes.
HBO Max recently decided to remove “Gone with the Wind” from its library temporarily. The 1939 film focuses on an Atlanta plantation and has been accused of romanticizing slavery and the Civil War-era South.
HBO Max announced when it is added back it will have “historical context and a denouncement of those very depictions, but will be presented as it was originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed."
On Tuesday, the Paramount Network dropped "Cops” after 31 years in wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man, who was killed by a white police officer.
The BBC removed episodes of “Little Britain," a comedy series that featured a character in blackface, from its streaming service.
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