What's your opinion the controversy on HBO's Confederate?

So HBO announced they're doing a show from the writers of Game of Thrones called Confederate, set in a modern USA, but in a n alternate reality where "Southern states have successfully seceded from the Union, giving rise to a nation in which slavery remains legal and has evolved into a modern institution. The story follows a broad swath of characters on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Demilitarized Zone – freedom fighters, slave hunters, politicians, abolitionists, journalists, the executives of a slave-holding conglomerate, and the families of people in their thrall" in the lead up to the Third Civil War.Some people have started a #NoConfederate campaign, primarily black people offended by the premise of a modern world with slavery, saying it is pandering to the fantasy of white males.Personally, I think the show sounds fascinating and it's a really great idea to do a GoT-esque show in an alternate modern world. Sounds like America has become a broken battleground. And in the shows description, they say there will be a large variety of characters with different positions and in different regions, and it's clear the world will be treated as more of an apocalyptic battleground than a fantasy, with respect to the black characters. However, I'm a white male so I can't fully understand how these people feel and I respect their opinion.Overall, it seems it boils down to that we should reserve judgement until we have more details. It very well could be a disaster, but I have trust that it will be resepctful and encourage these sorts of discussions. via /r/television http://ift.tt/2vl8UjL