@kimmois1 that's the trouble with today. Everybody is waaay too sensitive for their own good. Nobody's allowed to laugh or make jokes. That's all this was: a parody. Has nothing to do with "Nazis". Just good songs and entertainment.
Now, think of a scene just like this one but without the black-face - Now add in Nazi-garb and swastika flags in the background - don't change any other content. Does it look racist now? IS it still racist?
@wanderer1955 But there's a difference between mimicking and mocking, and in the REAL minstrel shows the black-faced white guys were portraying Afric-Amer's as real clowns and three-stooges-style idiots. This extremely LATE example of a Minstrel show has lost just about every trace of actual minstrelsy, save for the black faces (notice how they didn't hire any black cast members though).
Back in the 1960s The Black & White Minstrels was the best thing on tv. I loved it. I fail to see how it could be remotely considered racist! After all, look at the title, black AND white, you can't get less racist than that. They even put the word black before the word white.
It looks racist now, but I guess back then it was just old fashioned Music Hall or Vaudeville
HorrorHarry100 2 weeks ago
@kimmois1 that's the trouble with today. Everybody is waaay too sensitive for their own good. Nobody's allowed to laugh or make jokes. That's all this was: a parody. Has nothing to do with "Nazis". Just good songs and entertainment.
eric5906 2 months ago
@eric5906 Yes, if you're a Nazi
kimmois1 2 months ago
MY BRAIN HURTS!
Krawuzikabuzi666 3 months ago
Terrific entertainment.
eric5906 8 months ago
jesus am i watching blazing sadles lol.
joebstarsurfer 9 months ago
Now, think of a scene just like this one but without the black-face - Now add in Nazi-garb and swastika flags in the background - don't change any other content. Does it look racist now? IS it still racist?
sirdenys 10 months ago
@wanderer1955 But there's a difference between mimicking and mocking, and in the REAL minstrel shows the black-faced white guys were portraying Afric-Amer's as real clowns and three-stooges-style idiots. This extremely LATE example of a Minstrel show has lost just about every trace of actual minstrelsy, save for the black faces (notice how they didn't hire any black cast members though).
sirdenys 10 months ago
@glenpovey LOL
sirdenys 10 months ago
Back in the 1960s The Black & White Minstrels was the best thing on tv. I loved it. I fail to see how it could be remotely considered racist! After all, look at the title, black AND white, you can't get less racist than that. They even put the word black before the word white.
glenpovey 11 months ago