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“Three white men sitting around saying the n-word?” My millennial girlfriend made it about five minutes into Blazing Saddles before she refused to watch. It did
by cgriswald 7y ago
“Three white men sitting around saying the n-word?” My millennial girlfriend made it about five minutes into Blazing Saddles before she refused to watch. It didn’t matter that all three men were buffoons and villains and were being portrayed as such. It reminded me of my parents’ generation not getting that Beavis and Butthead were not role models. But no, I don’t think you can make movies like that today.
- LordN00b 7y agoIt does include Richard Pryor in the writing credits. (I believe the opening 'Sing us a work song..' is all his, but I can't find a reference.) He was meant to be starring as the Sheriff but couldn't get bonded.
- rat87 7y agoYes you can definitely make something like Blazing Saddles today! But the main obstacle isn't snowflakes (lol) it's that not many comedians match up to Mel Brooks or Richard Pryor. At worst it might be more difficult for a white guy to make it (I've seen lots of satire from black comedians that's more raw and uncomfortable then anything in Blazing Saddles) but if he was smart and was making fun of the racism it would be fine. Your girlfriend is the exception. I bet it would get more backlash from people who like to pretend racism doesn't exist then supposed liberal snowflakes.
- ses1984 7y agoThere are plenty of movies from the last decade with white people saying the N word both ironically and unironically.