I'm currently making my way through the "WKRP in Cincinnati" DVD set, and while there are no overt slurs, there are certainly a few examples of homophobic/transphobic/racist humor that's best left in the past. (Example I saw most recently: the first episode of Season 4 contains a "Chinese people have trouble pronouncing the letter 'L'" joke.)
On the other hand, I was a bit stunned to realize that U2 has been around long enough that they had a poster in the DJ booth for several episodes. > On Apr 25, 2020, at 1:52 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > > Along similar lines: A couple years back I looked up one of my favorite SNL > skits, "The Sinatra Group" and was blown out of the water that the gay slur > "f-----" was used in reference to, of all things, Milli Vanilli. Admittedly I > was only 17 at the time, and that wasn't the reason I loved it, but to see it > used so nonchalantly blew my mind. > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 12:39 PM Doug Eastick <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Blazing saddles. I had great memories of laughing while watching that movie > with my father. So when I saw (about a decade ago) it in the TiVo listings, > I recorded it. > > I then proceeded to talk it up to my 8(?) Year old son. We sat down one > Friday night to watch it. Upon the second mention of the n-word, I was > wide-eyed as I had totally forgot the flagrant use of the word. My primary > memory was the fart scene. > > I had to pause the movie and explain old day racism. An educational moment > on a Friday night. > > > > > On Sat., Apr. 25, 2020, 9:22 a.m. Tom Wolper, <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 10:38 PM Kevin M. <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I recall when the Family Channel (don’t remember if it was Fox or Disney at > that time) ended up with the rights to air Blazing Saddles. I believe the TRT > with commercials was under 45 minutes > > In the late1970s one of the networks bought the rights to Blazing Saddles and > put it on in prime time. They dubbed in to replace the profanity but left in > the n-word. Something that will always stick with me was that in the original > the sheriff said to an old woman, "Isn't it a beautiful day, ma'am?" and she > replied, "Up yours, n****r." In the cut for network TV she said, "Outta my > way, n****r, as if that's where the sensitive point was. And most famously, > in the scene where the cowboys ate beans around the campfire the farts were > replaced by belches. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHkfEccNauwLH58GtHcSZ6k9xtxfjFrXSbHHduyTa0UwQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHkfEccNauwLH58GtHcSZ6k9xtxfjFrXSbHHduyTa0UwQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1Br%3D9g44QdAyo4kUYpSHjsCtp%2Btv3ajm08Ouo3rJSNYZWg%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1Br%3D9g44QdAyo4kUYpSHjsCtp%2Btv3ajm08Ouo3rJSNYZWg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BcsCKWROW%3D886LNt-rEr3kHmJo9suWoWH-f-i8-W%2BYTtw%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BcsCKWROW%3D886LNt-rEr3kHmJo9suWoWH-f-i8-W%2BYTtw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/249D7BE3-A692-48BA-8D03-5624384BD1DA%40ellwanger.tv.
