In Honor of Blazing Saddles getting a “proper social context disclaimer”...

Bottom Line: This shit is WAY FUCKED UP!!

😎

Gremlins social context disclaimer: “Hey white middle class suburbanites, don’t feed little creatures you stole from a chinaman after midnight in the time zone you live in, or they will destroy your town. However, please respect these creatures way of life. It is NOT ok to cook them in a microwave when they are trying to kill you.”

Ghostbusters disclaimer: “This film was set in a time where only white men and one black man could fight ghosts, and the EPA was not seen as the wonderful non corrupt organization it is today. Also, please be sensitive to Slimer...he can’t help it he’s overweight. This film was set in a time where it was ok to make fun of fat ghosts, which is frowned upon in today’s enlightened society.”

First Blood Disclaimer: “Don’t fuck with Rambo, you progressive douchebags.” 🖕🏻

HBO/Max disclaimer for John Wick 3: "This film depicts numerous gratuitous murders, which is not acceptable in today's society, as long as HBO can still get high ratings and lotsa money for numerous gratuitous murders in HBO shows like Game of Thrones."

General Disclaimer for films made before 2000: "These films were made at a time when people weren't as easily offended. They contain, ideas, stories, dialogue and characters which will most likely offend if you are a snowflake. Should you choose to, it is even more likely that you will find things that upset you in these films that were not mentioned in this warning".

I honestly don't see how "Blazing Saddles" isn't politically correct. It's an anti-racist film, featuring a black hero who's smarter, cooler, and kinder, and generally better than all the white people around him.

Really, the only thing definitely not PC is the "indian chief" played by a white man who's speaking Yiddish, but that was a parody of Hollywood miscasting. And in that, Mel Brooks should get credit for bashing Hollywood whitewashing, decades before it became fashionable.

Old Yeller should have a disclaimer warning of extreme gun violence and pet murder.

To be fair, HBO might be doing it only to cover their own asses. To be blunt, only spineless, morally flabby, would-be men without balls would feel a need to cover their own asses by attaching a disclaimer to that movie.

Here's another one, from The Producers (1967) -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPXHRX8Q2hs

Disclaimer: "This movie contains a musical number praising Adolf Hitler. Anything praising Hitler is, of course, offensive. However, here it is not meant to be taken seriously as praise of Hitler, and in fact is intended to be offensive within the context of the story for comic effect. This does not change the fact that it is offensive. Thus, viewers may be puzzled as to how they're supposed to react and may require instruction. The critical factor here is that this film was written by a Jew, and the two leading performers are both Jews. For this reason, the proper reaction is to enjoy the humor and laugh; and in fact if you do not do so, you are an anti-Semite."