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What other movies wouldn't work today?(lemmy.world)

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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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figjam@midwest.social
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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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Bertuccio@lemmy.world
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Missed opportunity for wild west bank.

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figjam@midwest.social
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Oh, that is much better.

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Throw_away_migrator@lemmy.world
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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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