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WHY?
shareStereotyping, offensive to many today, not many in 1983.
shareOH...DOES THAT MEAN MOVIES LIKE "DOWNTOWN" NEED TO BE ERASED ENTIRELY?
shareIt is just a matter of time before the scene is scrapped for good.
Purist like you or me might prefer to leave the scene in. $$$ and ratings are more important to TV execs.
It is just very easy to omit the~ 7min scene.
Most radio stations have now omitted a whole verse from the 'Money for Nothing' song by Dire Straits.
I SEE WHAT YOURE SAYING...BOTHERSOME THOUGH.
shareAgreed.
shareThat scene was hilarious why would you edit it out?
shareStereotyping is the big taboo.
Some CEO's of media might be overly cautious. Editing it out under the auspices of "edited for time constraints"
How to you know that was a black stereotype? How do you know that was the directors intention? Please show me direct evidence of that scene being racial (a line of dialogue will work)Also since we later see a family of idiot red necks who apparently like to “keep in in the family” was that a stereotype against white people?
sharePlease show me a similar scene in a movie in the past 5 years.
shareThat is completely irrelevant to what I asked. Quit deflecting
It’s also a non sequitur, the question was is the scene racist , you say it was and I asked you to back up your claim. Whether that kind of humor is utilized today has nothing to do with the topic
It is not irrelevant! The fact that they don't make scenes like this anymore is proof enough that it contains offensive stereotyping.🙂
shareLol that’s not evidence you idiot. That’s just your assumption. And regardless first you’d have to prove that a scene like that does not exist within the past five years, yes you have to prove a negative but you took on that burden of proof so that’s your own fault, and secondly you’d have to prove that the reason is because they don’t want to stereotype and third you’d have to prove that the scene in vacation was stereotyping which you haven’t. You also dodged my question about Cousin Eddie
EDIT: Even if I granted you that people don't make jokes like that today all you would have is the subjective opinion of today's Hollywood filmmakers (who are overwhelmingly liberal). That still would not prove one bit what Harold Ramis's initial intentions were. The only one who has injected race into this is you.
Who cares if it's offensive nowadays! People need learn that if they get that damn offended by an old movie, they can quit watching it. Wear blinders & ear plugs, or live in a bubble so you don't get triggered.
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