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Speech Police: ‘Blazing Saddles’ Would Never Get Made Today
Big Hollywood ^ | 03/03/2010 | by Chris Stigall

Posted on 03/03/2010 11:10:17 AM PST by Responsibility2nd

One of the finest comedy movies ever made was the Mel Brooks classic “Blazing Saddles.”  It’s a cult classic that’s still aired on TV today.  The film’s dialogue is riddled with racist, sexist, bigoted speech. The “N” word is used 17 times. Yet, 36 years after the film’s debut the “N” word is “bleeped” whenever it’s broadcast on television. It isn’t because the movie was insensitive to racism in 1974.  Quite the opposite.  The bigotry is an intentional punch line at the expense of the bigoted.  Sensitivity to mere words has neutered an extraordinarily important commentary on race in film.

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Mel  Brooks, like so many entertainers of his era made his living skewering racial, religious, ethnic, and social mores.    Brooks, a Jew, was quite fond of poking fun of his heritage.  His movies have lampooned Hitler, Nazis, and the Holocaust.   It makes the “N” word seem like Sesame Street.

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: blazingsaddles; comedy; hollywood; melbrooks; pc
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To: Retired COB

I started out my Army career as an M1A1 tank platoon leader...fortunately they have an NBC overpressure system that will vent a tank pretty quickly, even when you’re buttoned up. Also, MOPP suits do in fact, filter from the inside out!


61 posted on 03/03/2010 11:48:17 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Qualifications?
Applicant: Rape, murder, arson, and rape.
Hedley Lamarr: You said rape twice.
Applicant: I like rape.


62 posted on 03/03/2010 11:50:37 AM PST by AU72
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To: Dilbert San Diego
And Disney has locked away their classic movie “Song of the South” because of political correctness.

There are quite a few web sites dedicated to getting Disney to finally release this great movie on DVD in the US, and also spend quite a bit of time on its history.

The period depicted was post-slavery, but still close enough where emancipation hadn't been fully realized. The film was released in 1949, so that explains a lot about the characters.

Man, I'm tired of walking on eggshells...

63 posted on 03/03/2010 11:51:42 AM PST by Tigerized (Proud Dad of a US Marine)
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To: All

” ‘Political Correctness’ is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.” Anonymous


64 posted on 03/03/2010 11:53:21 AM PST by awakened (January 20, 2013 -- The end of an error.)
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To: Lokibob

Mel Brooks is a comic genius. High Anxiety is another favorite of mine as well.


65 posted on 03/03/2010 11:53:41 AM PST by wally_bert (It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
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To: Gay State Conservative

I’m pretty sure it was from this site. http://www.theclassicsonly.com/songofthesouth.html


66 posted on 03/03/2010 11:54:07 AM PST by techcor (I hope Obama succeeds... in becoming a one term president.)
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To: RebelTXRose
Nah that is when she asks is it twue what they say about you people? Sound of zipper being opened in dark room... It's twue it's twue
67 posted on 03/03/2010 12:00:08 PM PST by GSP.FAN (These are the times that try men's souls.)
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To: AU72

They usually cut that part off when they play it on tv. That and the bean scene.


68 posted on 03/03/2010 12:02:57 PM PST by DManA
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To: techcor

You could never get away with this today:

Taggart: I got it! I know how we can run everyone out of Rock Ridge.
Hedley Lamarr: How?
Taggart: We’ll kill the first born male child in every household.
Hedley Lamarr: [after some consideration] Too Jewish.


69 posted on 03/03/2010 12:05:14 PM PST by DManA
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To: DManA
They kept that part on AMC. But they bleep the N word out. Ironically, it wasn't until a few years ago that the Family Channel never bleeped the word out. I was kinda shocked. Of course, since ABC took them over, you rarely see the movie on the channel anymore.

Did hear tale of a line that was cut from the movie though. The scene with Bart and Lilly, when they're in the dark, she said, 'is that your elbow?'

70 posted on 03/03/2010 12:06:29 PM PST by rintense (Only dead fish go with the flow, which explains why Congress stinks.)
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To: rintense

How about:

Lili Von Shtupp: Hello, handsome, is that a ten-gallon hat or are you just enjoying the show?


71 posted on 03/03/2010 12:09:15 PM PST by DManA
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To: GSP.FAN

Got my movies mixed up - same voice...


72 posted on 03/03/2010 12:09:22 PM PST by RebelTXRose
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To: Responsibility2nd

“What in the Wide, Wide, World ‘O Sports is a-goin on here?”


73 posted on 03/03/2010 12:09:28 PM PST by Erasmus ("Ah, Albion. Perfidious Albion!")
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To: central_va

Yeah, but do you like movies about Gladiators?


74 posted on 03/03/2010 12:10:33 PM PST by wbill
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To: ssapro
Gabby Johnson couldn’t have said it better.

Not only was it authentic frontier gibberish, but it expressed a courage little seen in this day and age.

75 posted on 03/03/2010 12:12:43 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“And Disney has locked away their classic movie “Song of the South” because of political correctness. “

I actually got a copy a couple years ago off the internet for ten bucks or so, and enjoy it thoroughly . . . and so do all my friends, black and white, old and young.

Also bought the complete set of Amos and Andy and really get a kick out of them.

Incredible what the thought police have done to great comedy.


76 posted on 03/03/2010 12:14:26 PM PST by laweeks
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To: Responsibility2nd

The writer of this article deserves a laurel, and hardy handshake.


77 posted on 03/03/2010 12:14:49 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: GSP.FAN

I miss Madeleine.


78 posted on 03/03/2010 12:15:47 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Erasmus

“Someone’s gotta go back and get a sh!tload of dimes!”


79 posted on 03/03/2010 12:16:41 PM PST by rintense (Only dead fish go with the flow, which explains why Congress stinks.)
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To: dfwgator

Candy gram for Mongo.


80 posted on 03/03/2010 12:17:31 PM PST by rintense (Only dead fish go with the flow, which explains why Congress stinks.)
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