Thirty-five years ago Blazing Saddles burst onto the scene. A movie that people of all ages (my parents saw it before I did) could watch and enjoy. OK, maybe not little kids, but certainly adults could see it.
My, how times have changed. If Jeopardy had a category “Movies they couldn’t make today”, Blazing Saddles would be the $1,000.00 answer. Hollywood, like much of America has lost it’s sense of humor. White guys, preferably conservative white guys with money, are about the only group you can make jokes about without someone staging a protest meeting in front of the theater. Several someones for that matter.
Seems we’ve become a nation of whiny, perpetually offended, humorless, culturally sensitive, beings who can’t see the humor in just about anything.
Blacks, Jews, American Indians, Hispanics, Gays, Chinese, would be offended by the movie. Probably the Irish too, for that matter. Not to mention PETA and NFL players.
I suppose if they did remake it, it wouldn’t be as a comedy. No, the new sheriff would have to be a black latina lesbian dwarf in a wheel chair, preferably left handed. Her sidekick would have to use a water pistol or something. About the only part left would be that all of the villains would be white men.
I am depressed…
“Where de white women at?””Is that a ten gallon hat, or are you just happy to see me?””That’s HEDLEY.”Man, that’s a funny movie.
How do you think the left would deal with the campfire scene?
‘Scuse me while I whip this out…
Walt, I think PETA, clean air advocates, anti smoking advocates, and maybe even retired NFL players would complain.
It’s twue, it’s twue!Mongo only pawn in game of Life.What’s a dazzling urbanite like you doing in a rustic environment like this?We welcome you with a laurel and hearty handshake..”