"The Enduring Impact of 'Blazing Saddles' on Modern Culture"
TL;DR
The right-wing misinterpretation of "Blazing Saddles" as a film that couldn't be made today due to left-wing political correctness overlooks its cheerfully irreverent antiracism and open enthusiasm for insulting and mocking racists. The film, a Western comedy, puts racial slurs in the mouths of clearly marked bad guys and presents everyday good White townspeople as irredeemable fools due to their racism. The article argues that if a movie like "Blazing Saddles" were made today, the left would love it, while the right would recognize, slowly and dimly, that they were being insulted and howl in rage.
- Opinion: The right-wing misreading of ‘Blazing Saddles’ is so telling CNN
- Blazing Saddles at 50: the button-pushing spoof that could never get made today The Guardian
- Blazing Saddles at 50: How Mel Brooks created the wackiest western ever made The Independent
- 'Blazing Saddles' Slapped With “Trigger Warning” on Max — World of Reel Jordan Ruimy
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