On Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 5:51:39 PM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 4:41 PM PGage <[email protected] <javascript:>> > 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. >
Blazing Saddles use of the N-word was not without controversy at the time, but it sure didn’t hurt having Richard Pryor as a writer-consultant on the movie. -- 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/ab78890f-30a1-4b27-bebd-bf6e83f0cf49%40googlegroups.com.
