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Mel Brooks absolutely nails it regarding political correctness
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:10 am
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:10 am
He was talking about Blazing Saddles.
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Political correctness is a disease in our society IMO.
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"They can't make that movie today because everybody's so politically correct. You know, the NAACP would stop a great movie that would do such a great service to black people because of the N-word," says Brooks. "You've got to really examine these things and see what's right and what's wrong. Politically correct is absolutely wrong. Because it inhibits the freedom of thought. I'm so lucky that they weren't so strong then and that the people that let things happen on the screen weren't so powerful then. I was very lucky."
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Political correctness is a disease in our society IMO.
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Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:13 am to weagle99
Yeah but something tells me Mel Brooks is most likely a card carrying member of the Democrat party.
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:14 am to weagle99
Political correctness is a way to silence people, and a clear and present danger to the constitution, and a weapon for the left. They know what's best for you better than anyone, and if you ain't towing their line, they will find a way to silence you; whether its Political correctness, Homophobia, racism, or the IRS....They will find a way.
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:14 am to weagle99
That was a great movie 
Brooks is right - it does inhibit freedom of thought b/c we're always concerned about what others will think. Certainly there is a double standard in comedy.
Probably will now be labeled a racist
Brooks is right - it does inhibit freedom of thought b/c we're always concerned about what others will think. Certainly there is a double standard in comedy.
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Mel Brooks
Probably will now be labeled a racist
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:17 am to weagle99
Mel Brooks, the greatest of all time 
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:17 am to weagle99
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Mel Brooks
WHERE THE frick IS THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART II???
This post was edited on 5/9/14 at 11:18 am
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:18 am to weagle99
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You know, the NAACP would stop a great movie that would do such a great service to black people because of the N-word," says Brooks.
In other words - the blacks don't know what's good for them.
Where have we heard this before?
Has anyone ever heard Randy Newman whine about how he couldn't make "Rednecks" today?
This post was edited on 5/9/14 at 11:19 am
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:18 am to SpidermanTUba
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Mel Brooks
WHERE THE frick IS THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART II???
This. I've been waiting my whole life for "JEWS IN SPAAAAACE!" and nothing! Also, I was promised a sequel to "Space Balls". Yeah I'm mad!
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:19 am to DosManos
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Yeah but something tells me Mel Brooks is most likely a card carrying member of the Democrat party.
That's ok. We need the return of rational Democrats just like the Republican party needs this libertarian break to move forward.
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:20 am to kingbob
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This. I've been waiting my whole life for "JEWS IN SPAAAAACE!" and nothing! Also, I was promised a sequel to "Space Balls". Yeah I'm mad!
As for spaceballs - I'll take a pre-quel. Heck if he wants to take the original and ad some scenes and special effects - the way it was originally intended - that would be cool, too!
Merchandising!
Merchandising!
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:20 am to LSUGrrrl
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We need the return of rational Democrats
You mean the ones who voted against the Civil Rights Act?
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:20 am to DosManos
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Yeah but something tells me Mel Brooks is most likely a card carrying member of the Democrat party.
he was offered the Kennedy Center Award under GW and turned it down because he wanted to "wait until Obama took office" to accept it
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:23 am to SpidermanTUba
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In other words - the blacks don't know what's good for them.
What percentage of blacks do you think would say that the NAACP represents them and their views? From my experiences, probably not as many as the NAACP believes.
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:25 am to SpidermanTUba
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You mean the ones who voted against the Civil Rights Act?
Yes! That's exactly what I meant! Thank you for weeding through everything else rational dems have contributed (admittedly, not much) and summarizing exactly what I meant to say.
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:33 am to SpidermanTUba
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WHERE THE frick IS THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART II???
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:37 am to kingbob
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Also, I was promised a sequel to "Space Balls". Yeah I'm mad!
Never going to happen due to his agreement with Lucas.
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:41 am to CamdenTiger
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Political correctness is a way to silence people, and a clear and present danger to the constitution, and a weapon for the left. They know what's best for you better than anyone, and if you ain't towing their line, they will find a way to silence you; whether its Political correctness, Homophobia, racism, or the IRS....They will find a way.
You nailed it.
Posted on 5/9/14 at 11:49 am to SpidermanTUba
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Has anyone ever heard Randy Newman whine about how he couldn't make "Rednecks" today?
Yes, I think it was on one of his ACL shows...but he wasn't "whining" about it, just like Mel wasn't. But I would imagine Randy's not crazy about the quashing of satire as social commentary...
Posted on 5/9/14 at 12:12 pm to weagle99
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Political correctness is a disease in our society IMO.
If anything its a symptom...
However, I am from the school of thought that PC is a tool to intimidate and bully others into submission..
Posted on 5/9/14 at 12:12 pm to weagle99
Come on Mel! What about Django Unchained?
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