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Do you find Blazing Saddles the movie to be offensive?

Discussion in 'Opinion POLLS' started by Jim Rockford, Mar 23, 2016.

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Was Blazing Saddles an offensive movie?

Poll closed Jan 18, 2018.

  1. Yes it was offensive

    3 vote(s)
    10.3%

  2. No it was just humor

    21 vote(s)
    72.4%

  3. Best movie of all time

    8 vote(s)
    27.6%

  4. It should be burned and outlawed

    2 vote(s)
    6.9%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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  1. DarkDaimon

    DarkDaimon Well-Known Member

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    It's twoo, it's twoo!
     
    DarkDaimon, Mar 30, 2016
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  2. PatriotNews

    PatriotNews Well-Known Member

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    Really? There is no free speech rights there, is there? No 1st Amendment?
     
    PatriotNews, Mar 30, 2016
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  3. tomfoo13ry

    tomfoo13ry Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Blazing Saddles is a great movie and is in fact anti-racist. However, I'm not sure that it would survive the cutting room floor today.
     
    tomfoo13ry, Mar 30, 2016
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  4. doombug

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    It seemed edgy even for the times it was made in. Only Mel Brooks could have gotten away with it but it does seem to make fun of many different things. It was comedy for the sake of comedy.
     
    doombug, Mar 30, 2016
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  5. tomfoo13ry

    tomfoo13ry Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Actually Mel Brooks credits Richard Pryor as the only reason he was able to get away with it, particularly the use of racial epithets.
     
    tomfoo13ry, Mar 30, 2016
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  6. Socialism Works

    Socialism Works Well-Known Member

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    Of course the UK has free speech. Amendments? We don't need no stinkin' amendments.
     
    Socialism Works, Mar 31, 2016
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  7. tomfoo13ry

    tomfoo13ry Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The protections for free speech are objectively not as stringent in the UK as in the US. That's not a knock on the UK, that's just the way it is.
     
    tomfoo13ry, Mar 31, 2016
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    Then why did that guy get arrested for a tweet simply saying a Muslim woman gave him a mealy mouthed reply?
     
    Penrod, Mar 31, 2016
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  9. randlepatrickmcmurphy

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    Blazing Saddles is shown all the time here in the States. I don't know about Mexico. Mel Brooks is a legend.
     
    randlepatrickmcmurphy, Mar 31, 2016
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