Thursday, November 15, 2007
PC Gone Waaaaaayyy To Far
Watching a bit of "Blazing Saddles," a classic comedy, on AMC, I felt the impact of rampant, runaway political correctness. The dialog in the scene where Bart (Cleavon Little) stands at the podium holding his gun to his own head after first riding in to town goes:
Crude as it may be, much of the humor of the scene rests on the use of the "N" word. Besides, Cleavon Little was a black man. Isn't it OK for a black person so use the "N" word? It's used plenty in rap songs and current movies.
As I said the other day, we are coming closer to being the old Soviet Union everyday. Mostly in the name of fairness, equality and political correctness. What's next, re-writing Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Bart: Hold it! Next man makes a move, the nigger gets it!But in the AMC version tonight it went:
Olson Johnson: Hold it, men. He's not bluffing.
Dr. Sam Johnson: Listen to him, men, he's just crazy enough to do it!
Bart: [lower register] Drop it! Or I swear I'll blow this nigger's head all over this town!
Bart: Hold it! Next man makes a move, the ------- gets it!Just a moment of silence where the "N" word was deleted.
Olson Johnson: Hold it, men. He's not bluffing.
Dr. Sam Johnson: Listen to him, men, he's just crazy enough to do it!
Bart: [lower register] Drop it! Or I swear I'll blow this ------ head all over this town!
Crude as it may be, much of the humor of the scene rests on the use of the "N" word. Besides, Cleavon Little was a black man. Isn't it OK for a black person so use the "N" word? It's used plenty in rap songs and current movies.
As I said the other day, we are coming closer to being the old Soviet Union everyday. Mostly in the name of fairness, equality and political correctness. What's next, re-writing Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe?
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