Thank god I still own a hard copy of Blazing Saddles. The movie was deliberately offensive to point at the absurdity of it all by using humor to get the point across. Something Mel Brooks is famous for. Eventually Disney will cave to the pressures and just edit scenes entirely. I am glad they arent as of yet, but give cancel-culture time. Whats next, Book burnings and deletions of news reels depicting what went down during the civil rights protests in the 60s? Those that ignore history are doomed to repeat it.
Does anyone honestly think that old clips of washed up stars is somehow going to influence young kids to normalize the behaviors? They were washed up even when they appeared on the show. They havent been relevant since the early 70s. I am fairly sure nobody is paying attention to Jim Meadows (gomer pyle). They just want to see the colorful puppets talking. The eagle giving the news of the time lost all relevance, but pigs in space will always be timeless. The Lime In the Coconut skit will always get a laugh.
If you actually pay attention to Blazing Saddles, the people who stick with the racism are the losers. The townsfolk realize they were being assholes and change, and the "bad guys" get various comeuppances.
OTOH, Dumbo features a minstrel show. No "this is wrong" in the movie itself. It's just supposed to be entertaining to watch pseudo-blackface. Same with these Muppet Show episodes - the racist elements are accepted as that's just how it is. It's the "that's
Blazing saddles has two normal men attacking a mentally deficient person, who obviously has the mind of a child. Eventually, they force him to their side through violence. It must be done away with.
So much for contextually accurate for its time (Score:5, Insightful)
Thank god I still own a hard copy of Blazing Saddles. The movie was deliberately offensive to point at the absurdity of it all by using humor to get the point across. Something Mel Brooks is famous for. Eventually Disney will cave to the pressures and just edit scenes entirely. I am glad they arent as of yet, but give cancel-culture time. Whats next, Book burnings and deletions of news reels depicting what went down during the civil rights protests in the 60s? Those that ignore history are doomed to repeat it.
Does anyone honestly think that old clips of washed up stars is somehow going to influence young kids to normalize the behaviors? They were washed up even when they appeared on the show. They havent been relevant since the early 70s. I am fairly sure nobody is paying attention to Jim Meadows (gomer pyle). They just want to see the colorful puppets talking. The eagle giving the news of the time lost all relevance, but pigs in space will always be timeless. The Lime In the Coconut skit will always get a laugh.
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How does a post so shitty get "insightful"?
If you actually pay attention to Blazing Saddles, the people who stick with the racism are the losers. The townsfolk realize they were being assholes and change, and the "bad guys" get various comeuppances.
OTOH, Dumbo features a minstrel show. No "this is wrong" in the movie itself. It's just supposed to be entertaining to watch pseudo-blackface. Same with these Muppet Show episodes - the racist elements are accepted as that's just how it is. It's the "that's
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Blazing Saddles isn't in danger because Mel Brooks was smart enough to make being a racist bad in his movie.
Never underestimate the woke/righteous ability to keep pushing until your childhood memories are completely censored. Gee this slope is argh...
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Never underestimate the right's ability to pretend it's under siege.
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Blazing saddles has two normal men attacking a mentally deficient person, who obviously has the mind of a child. Eventually, they force him to their side through violence.
It must be done away with.
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Eventually, they force him to their side through violence.
Nope. After he serves his sentence, they tell Mongo he's free to go. Mongo volunteers to stay.