This is a great Mel Brooks comedy loaded with jokes about blacks and whites alike. It is at least 20 years old. No one raised a stink then. If it were made today would big Al Sharpton and Jessee be throwing fits?
2007-04-12 04:58:08 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Where all the white women at?
--Yes, Mel Brooks would be burned at the stake today.
2007-04-12 05:12:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot look at the past and it's morals as a guideline of what is aceptable today. In other words...
Remember Uncle Tom's Cabin?
This is a great novel loaded with observations about blacks and whites alike. It is at least 150 years old. No one raised a stink then. If it were written today would big Al Sharpton and Jessee be throwing fits?
2007-04-12 05:01:57 · answer #2 · answered by MrDave2176 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I loved that movie. It not only poked fun at blacks and whites but Jews and Native Americans even Hispanics and Asians are not free from the comments or words used. What the heck, if you are going to offend anyone why not offend everyone seemed to be the attitude and it worked. But no one was offended. Sheriff Bart was the good guy and also black so maybe that is why Sharpton and Jackson don't complain.
2007-04-12 05:15:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's closer to 35 years old. You're right, the N word is all over the place. I have the movie on DVD which included a TV pilot made in the 70's, based on the movie. The TV show had the N word as well.
I don't know if there would be as much fuss as you would think. The people who use the word in the movie are all portrayed as idiots.
2007-04-12 05:07:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree. If Al Sharpton and Jesse want to stop racism, they need only listen to rap and then DO something about the disrespect there. Harassing the lone white guy every once in a while, while the rap-sters do the same and worse every day, several times a day, will never accomplish anything but build resentment.
2007-04-12 05:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by Aunt Karen 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This film is an essential classic. A masterful blend of comedic genius and social commentary.
Easily Mel Brooks' seminal work.
2007-04-12 05:05:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree. The political correctness police and their agents will soon be shutting down free expression using lawsuits and demonstrations and expressions of public outrage to harrass and drive people they dislike off the air. I have been told that certain liberal groups are now organizing to attack web sites they dislike or which express conservative views and opinions. Political candidates they oppose will also be buried in an avalanche of emails from these sorts of internet hooligans which will greatly interfere with their usefulness and value. Sad, but, I suppose, inevitable.
2007-04-12 05:07:28 · answer #7 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are so right. I watched it with a friend of mine. Who happened to be an African-American. Once the stuff started happening? Most of the folks around us, got up and moved. But that was back in the 70's. The Good ol' Days! Back when all we complained about was Disco!
2007-04-12 05:02:11 · answer #8 · answered by Nunya Bidniss 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Awesome movie!!! Remember at the end, they show a part 2 coming? Mel should REALLY consider making that sequel NOW!!!
2007-04-12 05:05:52 · answer #9 · answered by J S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just watched the DVD for about the 100th time, I know the lines by heart. Great comedy that was also co-written by Richard Pryor
2007-04-12 05:04:27 · answer #10 · answered by DeuceRider 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋