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merari42@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

What other movies wouldn't work today?

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What other movies wouldn't work today?

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merari42@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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  • sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works
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    I think the Mel Brooks scene is satirizing old Hollywood’s habit of casting whites in the roles of poc. Plus, I don’t see how a yiddish speaking native could be offensive to anybody.

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      3 weeks after release Israel starts setting up fences around a small bit of Arizona and calls it the very west bank.

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        Missed opportunity for wild west bank.

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          Oh, that is much better.

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      You might be right, and maybe the reference to old Hollywood was more subtle and went over my head.

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