I read a great interview with Mel Brooks about blazing saddles where they covered how, and why, they did things certain ways. Yes, they mentioned that only the bad guys say the N word.
On Sat., Apr. 25, 2020, 5:51 p.m. Joe Hass, <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 4:41 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Except, the casual homophobia in old media (a less intense version is >> notable when I watched Friends for the first time a couple of years ago) is >> ugly and best moved beyond, while the use of Ni**** in Blazing Saddles is >> intrinsic to what makes the film both hilarious and classic. >> > > You are absolutely correct. My aha moment with Blazing Saddles occurred > when someone pointed out to me that the only people who say that word are > the bad guys. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Bejt%3DE6MbgkzCmXvXQ1rWpZScV5Dok7XvaReFeVPbpx4A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Bejt%3DE6MbgkzCmXvXQ1rWpZScV5Dok7XvaReFeVPbpx4A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1Bq99E7wOve6y-w%2BP2uAbXcsHGzTEbmRL6XurrbbfuWo-g%40mail.gmail.com.
