Two Jewish guys with a stereotyped parody of Mexicans. Wouldn’t fly these days.
A differnt.
Mind set back then...
I personaly have no issue whith the skit...
It was a time where folks could look at themselves.. n laughf..
More...easily...n without outrage..
Edited by - STUD figmo Al on 02/07/2023 05:20:15
Mel Blanc had the best deadpan in the business.
I think that Mel Blanc was probably the subject of my first "brush with greatness".
When I was about 10 years old, my buddies and I used to ride our bikes to a motel that was located about a mile and a half from where we lived. The motel had a swimming pool, and they allowed local kids to pay a modest fee to swim there. On one of days that we were there, Blanc was staying at the motel, and availing himself of the use of the pool. I recognized him as a result of his appearances on the Jack Benny show. I don't remember much about our conversation with him, but I remember that he was very gracious when we spoke to him.
The gradual demise of humor is just one more pernicious result of our collective willingness to tolerate political correctness. It seems that the right of freedom of expression is being slowly supplanted by a perceived right to never be offended. A lot of the contemporary stand-up performers no longer appear on college campuses. The sit-coms that are provided by my cable tv service are all "sit" and no "com". It's very depressing.
Si sigh sue they left out SO.
I thought it was a funny skit but please don’t do that stuff now. And to add did you notice not a four letter word was ever used in the skit? Hummm...
Well, I must be older than I thought - it never entered my mind that it might be offensive to some folks. C’est la vie…. I used to be called a dyke-hopper…
It's not you Chuck...
It's the rest of the world... :0/
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Originally posted by chuckv97Well, I must be older than I thought - it never entered my mind that it might be offensive to some folks. C’est la vie…. I used to be called a dyke-hopper…
You sure about the spelling?
A "dike-hopper" is a bird called the Wheatear.
A "dike-louper" is a Scottish term for someone who jumps over fences.
To be strictly Dutch, Jim (Janus in Dutch), it should be “dijk-hopper”
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Originally posted by chuckv97To be strictly Dutch, Jim (Janus in Dutch), it should be “dijk-hopper”
I see that James is Jacobus in Dutch.
Google Translate says Jim is Jim.
We better let them know.
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Originally posted by Bill RogersTwo Jewish guys with a stereotyped parody of Mexicans. Wouldn’t fly these days.
A lot of early Saturday Night Live skits wouldn't fly either.
I doubt that Blazing Saddles could be made today.
Bob and Ray was my kind of humor!
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Originally posted by Bill RogersTwo Jewish guys with a stereotyped parody of Mexicans. Wouldn’t fly these days.
I was watching a bunch of old Charlie Chan mysteries from the Thirties. The caricature of the Chinese stereotype wouldn't fly today, either, despite his being smarter than all the white know-it-alls around him. I couldn't help but laugh at one excerpt, where the white official asks what equipment he will bring to go fishing: "Piece of string, with hook on one end, and optimist on other."
(The original Charlie Cahn actor was Walter Oland, a Swede.)
I would love to see a remake of the Charlie Chan movies with an actual Chinese in the title role and without all the stereotypes. They were good mysteries as well as entertaining.
Walter Oland is buried just about 20 or so miles from me.
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Originally posted by Paul Rquote:
Originally posted by Bill RogersTwo Jewish guys with a stereotyped parody of Mexicans. Wouldn’t fly these days.
I was watching a bunch of old Charlie Chan mysteries from the Thirties. The caricature of the Chinese stereotype wouldn't fly today, either, despite his being smarter than all the white know-it-alls around him. I couldn't help but laugh at one excerpt, where the white official asks what equipment he will bring to go fishing: "Piece of string, with hook on one end, and optimist on other."
(The original Charlie Cahn actor was Walter Oland, a Swede.)
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Originally posted by OldNavyGuyquote:
Originally posted by Bill RogersTwo Jewish guys with a stereotyped parody of Mexicans. Wouldn’t fly these days.
A lot of early Saturday Night Live skits wouldn't fly either.
I doubt that Blazing Saddles could be made today.
Mel Brooks said several years ago that there was no way he could make Blazing Saddles in today's climate.
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Originally posted by Banjonewguyquote:
Originally posted by OldNavyGuyquote:
Originally posted by Bill RogersTwo Jewish guys with a stereotyped parody of Mexicans. Wouldn’t fly these days.
A lot of early Saturday Night Live skits wouldn't fly either.
I doubt that Blazing Saddles could be made today.
Mel Brooks said several years ago that there was no way he could make Blazing Saddles in today's climate.
And that's sad. People who object to it miss the point of the movie entirely. Like the people who want to remove the N word from Huck Finn. Brooks made fun of things that should be made fun of. The Producers was a direct result of his being in Europe in WW II and seeing first hand the atrocities of the Nazi's. He decided that the only way to fight this was to totally ridicule Hitler. Same thing with Blazing Saddles, he pokes fun throughout the movie at racism and stereotypes. And he does it brilliantly. There was a movement a few years ago to ban sales and rentals of the movie.
Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.
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PBS has been doing shows on comedy/comedians , lately , some from way back pre TV & TV , Carson , Winters , to name a few of our favorites .
