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Grokenstein

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7. The jokes in Blazing Saddles aren't racist in themselves

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2023, 07:28 PM

Jun 2023

Last edited Tue Jun 6, 2023, 09:54 PM - Edit history (1)

They mock racism. The use of racial slurs was a smack in the face to take audiences out of their comfort zones and make them pay attention, and to make sure they knew what was being mocked. Certainly, there will always be the idiot who doesn't get it, who thinks it validates the use of such slurs, but they will always hunt down excuses because they're idiots.

In the meantime, there's Family Guy making all manner of bigoted jokes because HAW HAW THAZ EDGY

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OMG....watching Blazing Saddles......I forgot how really bad it was with all the horrible racist [View all] a kennedy Jun 2023 OP

One of my favorites JustAnotherGen Jun 2023 #1

"You know...morons..." The Unmitigated Gall Jun 2023 #2

That is exactly what it was, similar to Archie Bunker JohnSJ Jun 2023 #4

Loved it. GP6971 Jun 2023 #3

Racism For Sure EddieOnTheMesa Jun 2023 #5

Richard Pryor co-wrote the screenplay. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2023 #6

Richard Pryor was supposed to be IN the movie. Haggis 4 Breakfast Jun 2023 #16

The jokes in Blazing Saddles aren't racist in themselves Grokenstein Jun 2023 #7

My parents saw it in the theatre in DC AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2023 #12

I tried to watch it for the first time in my forties. I could not. applegrove Jun 2023 #8

"We'll take the blank and the blank but not the Irish".. CentralMass Jun 2023 #9

and Gene Wilder.........damn, I loved him. a kennedy Jun 2023 #10

There WAS a remake last year! AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2023 #11

It's one of those movies that's when it on you watch it and have a good laugh kimbutgar Jun 2023 #13

Crass and Class and Sass usonian Jun 2023 #14

To this day, when someone poses a question that stumps me, I reply: Mister Ed Jun 2023 #15

Not horrible racist jokes LiberalLovinLug Jun 2023 #17

I was just reading this recently Danascot Jun 2023 #18