Is it just me or was the "We ain't found *beep*!" remark a bit over the top in the combing the dessert scene?
I thought the afro-pick part was actually pretty funny (one of the few redeeming jokes in this movie) but then it was immediate ruined with a super stereotypical line that's way beyond OK (and should not have been acceptable even in 1987). How did this get through editing?
It's a Mel Brooks film. Irreverence is to be expected. The big, black helmet simulating an Afro was more stereotypical than what was said.
shareThere's always one of you, "this movie is __________" people in every message board.
(Fill in the blank with "racist" or "sexist" or "homophobic)
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I thought that part was hilarious! I didn't even notice the racism there, I was too busy laughing my but off at the line he said.
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Jesus christ, of all places, the self righteous PC morons have made their way here, as well... This is f-cking sick.
"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan
sadly this is the time we live in... you´re no where save from these fanatics :(
shareRegardless if his post was accurate or not, racism DOES exist and people have been known to express such racism in any given media. You do realize this, right?
shareOP - cry me a river, won't you?
"Loser! Idiot! Wimp! Degnerate! SSSSSSSSSLUT!!!!"
^ This.
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Y'all want to know what actual "racism in Spaceballs" would be? If Dark Helmet would have said to the "black" Spaceballs, "you guys aren't doing a good job because you're black." THAT'S racism....
This was just a play on a stereotype. But douchebags like the OP call it "RACISM" so it has teeth... but guess what... they say it sooo facking much that it's gotten to the point where nobody gives a flying rat's ass.
"Loser! Idiot! Wimp! Degnerate! SSSSSSSSSLUT!!!!"
hmm? Racism?
Granted, there's lots of 'jewish' jokes, but Mel is jewish, so it's ok.
"That's funny, she doesn't look Druish"
It's a good thing you haven't seen Blazing Saddles. You'd blow every breaker in your box.
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This.
I'm so tired of idiots trying to find "racism" in every film and TV show ever released. Stuff your fake outrage, no one cares.
I was thinking the same thing. Blazing Saddles is hilarious!
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sharePeople who get offended by racism in a movie deserve an awful fate, in a comedy, in a f'n Mel Brooks comedy, deserve a greek myth level eternal punishment
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"it was immediate ruined"
The op is punking you. Imagine taking seriously the jokes from TBONTB; "Are they Jews or are they rabbits?" "Without Jews, fags and gypsies, there would be no theater." The list goes on and on as posted here in quotes from Blazing Saddles.
This post was not hastily written as there are no typos, with one single betraying error in the inability to grasp the difference between an adjective and an adverb, something we native English speakers do naturally. Do you see Khabib responding at all? No. He just tried to spark the fire and ran.
The ability to laugh at ourselves and our stereotypes is an exclusive(ly?) American trait. Point is, here in cyberspace, become cyber-wise. Otherwise you may end up sending money to Nigeria, getting mad at your neighbor or arguing with idiots.
Peace, love and God bless Mel Brooks.
Well, "dessert" was a typo. Does that change your theory?
For the record, I don't think OP was trolling. It was unquestionably a joke based on racial stereotypes. He's not preaching that it's going to destroy our society, just the humor in the film for a brief moment.
There's nothing wrong with deconstructing why we do or don't think something is funny, people. Don't be scared.
Well, I definitely wasn't trolling as the poster below pointed out. To be honest with you I didn't find much of the movie funny (nor did I Princess Bride). Mostly because playing on tropes isn't really all that clever or interesting to me - it's really obvious slapstick like humor, which isn't for me. Still, I was a bit surprised that that particular line made it into the movie. There are tropes, there's racial humor and then there's racism. The afro-pick was racial humor and even clever, but the line that came after it was racist in my opinion because it goes beyond just playing with race but into an area where a person of an ethnic group is played up as having poor grammar and being less educated. Making it even more sad, is that it's pretty much the only time you even see a black person in the movie. It's just in poor taste, and frankly, I still think it's racist.
share"Frankly, I still think/-/".
Frankly, no you don`t - and obviously haven`t been for quite a while now.
"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan
There is another black guy in the movie who does the funny sounds. He's Michael Winslow from Police Academy. He is not portrayed negatively.
The pick scene wouldn't have been as funny without the black guy saying that line. What makes the use of the pick "clever" but the actual line racist? Would it have been racist if one of the other guys holding the combs said the line and they happened to be white?
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