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Posted: 10/16/2019 5:34:45 PM EDT
https://medium.com/@bethanyhegener/blazing-saddles-and-its-horrors-4ab0ff00d1ba

A few days ago I naively made the decision to join in on watching Blazing Saddles directed by Mel Brooks. The only thing I knew about the movie prior to watching it was that it was rated number 5 among “the top funniest movies ever”. Shortly after the movie began I realized that this was not something I was going to enjoy, but it did give me plenty to say about this weeks media blog, so here we go.

Blazing Saddles is a classic western comedy that makes fun and jokes about literally almost everyone from members of the KKK, African Americans, Native Americans, Chinese, the Irish, women, the LGBTQ community, the Nazi party, Jews, and government officials. It wasn’t okay during 1974 and it definitely still isn’t okay now. My main question was “How can people even like this? How is this funny?” I do not know the answer to those questions still, but I do know that many people do in fact still LOVE the classic western comedy.

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As you can clearly see through these quotes, this movie was scarring. Governor Lepetomane refers to Native Americans as “Little red devils”. One of the main women in this movie, Lil Van Schtupp (Madeline Kahn), is portrayed as stupid and talks with a lisp. In one scene she uses the classic “let me go slip into something more comfortable” quote that we talked about in class. Objectifying and sexualizing women are two key themes throughout this movie. The ways in which some races and women were talked about and treated throughout this film was appalling. At the end of the day I would give this a 0/10, do not recommend.
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It was SCARRING.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:37:01 PM EDT
[#1]
The pussification continues...
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:37:26 PM EDT
[#2]
We love it because we aren’t Kansas City faggots.

Life is better if are some woke dickhead that gets triggered constantly.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:37:43 PM EDT
[#3]
lol
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:39:29 PM EDT
[#4]
That article sounds like steam escaping...
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:39:31 PM EDT
[#5]
It's like will never be made again.    Once upon a time people had a magical ability to stop being twats and laugh at funny stuff.  We've evolved beyond that now.  
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:39:58 PM EDT
[#6]
The satire in Blazing Saddles is so obvious even the most PC/Snowflake person would get what Mel Brooks and Richard Prior are poking fun at, I would hope.

I guess people like the author of that review are so sensitive, nothing can be funny.

Can’t fix stupid
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:40:05 PM EDT
[#7]
Stupid cunt,the movie is a classic.

I hope she is never the victim of rape,murder,arson,or rape..........
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:40:41 PM EDT
[#8]
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:41:12 PM EDT
[#9]
Liberals have absolutely no sense of humor, and could suck the fun out of anything.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:42:16 PM EDT
[#10]
They must be a blast at parties.....
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:43:54 PM EDT
[#11]
somebody doesn't know what satire is.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:44:06 PM EDT
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Stupid cunt,the movie is a classic.

I hope she is never the victim of rape,murder,arson,or rape..........
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ALL hetero sex is "rape" to the lesbian cows who write shit like this. Which is yet another case of them projecting their own mental illness on others. Holy hell it would be a nightmare to be trapped inside the Swiss cheese-holed brains of these people.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:44:27 PM EDT
[#13]
"So what do you like to do ?"

"Screw, play chess."

"Lets play chess."

Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:44:33 PM EDT
[#14]
Shortly after the movie began I realized that this was not something I was going to enjoy
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So stop watching then dipshit. That movie was hilarious in 1974 and it is hilarious now.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:45:01 PM EDT
[#15]
Didn't even get a harrumph outta that guy!
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:46:18 PM EDT
[#16]
Off to Amazon to order a copy.  Been meaning to for years now and today's the day I stop procrastinating (before they disappear it).
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:46:24 PM EDT
[#17]
Remember:

Mongo only pawn in game of Life.

It's not just Mongo folks.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:48:01 PM EDT
[#18]
Some people are truly broken.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:48:49 PM EDT
[#19]
You said rape twice.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:49:22 PM EDT
[#20]
Thank you for that example of authentic liberal gibberish...
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:49:39 PM EDT
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You said rape twice.
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He likes rape
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:51:07 PM EDT
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He must really like rape.

Sonofa... beaten thoroughly
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:51:13 PM EDT
[#23]
"I want rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists"
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:55:12 PM EDT
[#24]
I would say that movie lampooned an entire generation decades before they were ever born
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:55:33 PM EDT
[#25]
What percentage of the minorities in that movie could be considered negative portrayals?

What percentage of the whites in that movie could be considered negative portrayals?

Only Gene Wilder's character isn't a dumb white evil racist. It's clearly making a statement the author of the article can't comprehend
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:56:06 PM EDT
[#26]
it was fucking awesome,
Bethany Hegener needs to go home and hang herself.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:56:51 PM EDT
[#27]
Of course, you’ll have the decency not to tell anyone I stopped by.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:57:00 PM EDT
[#28]
My parents (ultra liberals, as I was raised to be until I went to college and realized the real world doesn't work that way) showed me that when I was like 12.  I laughed then, and I laugh now.  I want that reviewer to go watch history of the world Part 1, and I want them to fuck that up that viewing too.  
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:57:40 PM EDT
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What percentage of the minorities in that movie could be considered negative portrayals?

What percentage of the whites in that movie could be considered negative portrayals?

Only Gene Wilder's character isn't a dumb white racist.
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Their words about the Irish were hurtful.

I watched that movie once with a bunch of mostly black folks, many of whom had never seen it before.they thought it was hilarious, especially that all the white folks (except Gene Wilder) were stupid and racist.

You shifty (n-word), they said you was hung!

And they was right...
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:58:29 PM EDT
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Liberals have absolutely no sense of humor,
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I thought Blazing Saddles was one of the funniest movies of all time.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:59:20 PM EDT
[#31]
Satire is lost on 'tards
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:59:22 PM EDT
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There was a time when America had a sense of humor.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 5:59:34 PM EDT
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Three minutes in the movie and the racist jokes begin. The entire time I was like “I can’t believe he just said that”. A few out of the many cringy remarks include
“Bart: “Mornin’, ma’am. And isn’t it a lovely mornin’?”
Elderly Woman: “Up yours, n****r.”
“ Hedley Lamarr: Qualifications?
Applicant: Rape, murder, arson, and rape.
Hedley Lamarr: You said rape twice.
Applicant: “I like rape.”
[Taggart spots Bart and Charlie on a hand-cart sinking into quicksand]
Taggart: Oh, shit. Quicksand!
[lassos the hand-cart and drags it but not the men out of the quicksand]
Taggart: Dang, that was lucky. Doggone near lost a four hundred dollar handcar.
Taggart: We’ll work up a Number 6 on ‘em.
Hedley Lamarr: [frowns] “Number 6”? I’m afraid I’m not familiar with that one.
Taggart: Well, that’s where we go a-ridin’ into town, a-whompin’ and a-whumpin’ every livin’ thing that moves within an inch of its life. Except the women folks, of course.
Hedley Lamarr: You spare the women?
Taggart: Naw, we rape the shit out of them at the Number Six Dance later on.
Hedley Lamarr: Marvelous!
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Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:00:00 PM EDT
[#34]
OK, but we won't take the Irish.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:00:04 PM EDT
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I thought Blazing Saddles was one of the funniest movies of all time.
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Liberals have absolutely no sense of humor,
I thought Blazing Saddles was one of the funniest movies of all time.
It's twue it's twue!
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:00:09 PM EDT
[#36]
At least the 4 comments are in disagreement.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:00:26 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:00:58 PM EDT
[#38]
She is in college now. How does she know it wasn't OK when it was made, decades before she was born?

Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:01:09 PM EDT
[#39]
Have you ever seen such cruelty?
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:03:01 PM EDT
[#40]
The fact that Blazing Saddles causes so many dipshits' brains to short circuit instantly propels it to the position of one of the greatest movies of all time.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:03:17 PM EDT
[#41]
When Clevon Little asked "Where the white women at?". Pretty sure he wasn't referring to her.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:03:25 PM EDT
[#42]
looks like she is going to have to circle her wagon by herself.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:04:32 PM EDT
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I’m surprised they still show it on cable, we watch it in the bar all the time.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:05:01 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:05:35 PM EDT
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I bought a Mel Brooks Bluray box set for a reason.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:05:39 PM EDT
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Stupid cunt,the movie is a classic.

I hope she is never the victim of rape,murder,arson,or rape..........
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You said rape twice.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:06:58 PM EDT
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They must be a blast at parties.....
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Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:07:08 PM EDT
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You said rape twice.
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Stupid cunt,the movie is a classic.

I hope she is never the victim of rape,murder,arson,or rape..........
You said rape twice.
I like rape.
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:08:12 PM EDT
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Is it my imagination or does Hollywood almost not even bother making comedies anymore?  I look at the movie listings for the theaters week after week and it seems like comedies are few and far between.

Nobody knows how to lighten up anymore.  And people think we are not headed for a civil war?
Link Posted: 10/16/2019 6:09:25 PM EDT
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The first time I saw it, it left me scarred. I went into my closet, covered myself with a warm, comfy blanket, and wept uncontrollably.

Afterwards, I had a cup of tea and some kale cookies, but I was still emotionally drained.
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