This Is the 50th Anniversary of Blazing Saddles

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Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of Mel Brooks’s movie Blazing Saddles, when people were allowed to laugh at themselves.

Mel Brooks was a genius at what he did.

They won’t make movies like this any longer because they’re not PC; they’re just hysterical. Before you get to watch the movie, you have to watch this woman tell you it’s racist, blah, blah, blah.

It’s not racist – it’s the opposite. It mocks racists as dummies.

Remember when we could laugh at ourselves, and life was more carefree. The younger people don’t get to experience that.

When I was married, my father-in-law told us he felt sorry for us getting married in these times. It sounded silly, and I get it now.

These are from a different movie:


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Popeye the Project Boy
Popeye the Project Boy
1 year ago

“Where all da white women at?”

Peter B. Prange
Peter B. Prange
1 year ago

Satire is an acquired taste.