They wouldn't make that today....
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given the 'news' today that Little Britain is now deemed to be beyond the pale (would that be deemed a racist phrase by the usual idiots?)what others couldn't be made these days (not including the obvious suspects of Mind Your Language/Love Thy Neighbour etc)?
I suspect that Blazing Saddles would be a difficult sell these days (apart from the obvious and then numerous distasteful jokes) even though the butt of the jokes was racism, .
I suspect that Blazing Saddles would be a difficult sell these days (apart from the obvious and then numerous distasteful jokes) even though the butt of the jokes was racism, .
Edited by irocfan on Wednesday 10th June 13:22
Only Fools & Horses had a number of gay references during its run. Watched one of the later ones last night as it happens: Boycey is talking about local villain Eugene McCarthy and says ‘rumour has it he puts death threats out on Muslims’. Can you imagine the kerfuffle that would cause now?
irocfan said:
given the 'news' today that Little Britain is now deemed to be beyond the pale (would that be deemed a racist phras by the usual idiotse?)what others couldn't be made these days (not including the obvious suspects of Mind Your Language/Love Thy Neighbour etc)?
I suspect that Blazing Saddles would be a difficult sell these days (apart from the obvious and then numerous distasteful jokes) even though the butt of the jokes was racism, .
Mind your language and love thy neighbour are really interesting TV shows. Both are massively racist playing up to stereotypes, but both appeared at a time when the UK was trying to come to terms with 'race relations'. I think that both shows were trying to highlight issues and educate the great unwashed, but in hindsight massively failed anx possibly caused problems.I suspect that Blazing Saddles would be a difficult sell these days (apart from the obvious and then numerous distasteful jokes) even though the butt of the jokes was racism, .
I watch a load of old British TV shows, and am mostly shocked when casual racism/racist language is dropped into otherwise non-racist shows, i.e. The Sweeney/Minder etc
tangerine_sedge said:
Mind your language and love thy neighbour are really interesting TV shows. Both are massively racist playing up to stereotypes, but both appeared at a time when the UK was trying to come to terms with 'race relations'. I think that both shows were trying to highlight issues and educate the great unwashed, but in hindsight massively failed anx possibly caused problems.
I worked in India in the late 90's. One of the channels there showed re-runs of Mind Your Language. It was very popular...… go figure. Some people are very capable of laughing at stereotypes of themselves, without taking offence.Cringed at the LB sketch below when it came out, it's a little more poignant now...
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ia58n
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ia58n
Gargamel said:
The Good Life.
Two white, married, hetereosexual couples, no kids - living in the burbs.
Never get commissioned now.
Two white, married, hetereosexual couples, no kids - living in the burbs.
Never get commissioned now.
That is the one show that couldn't be further removed from the point of this thread.
Where do you stop?, Birds of a feather.?
Edited by Mexman on Wednesday 10th June 13:22
GT03ROB said:
tangerine_sedge said:
Mind your language and love thy neighbour are really interesting TV shows. Both are massively racist playing up to stereotypes, but both appeared at a time when the UK was trying to come to terms with 'race relations'. I think that both shows were trying to highlight issues and educate the great unwashed, but in hindsight massively failed anx possibly caused problems.
I worked in India in the late 90's. One of the channels there showed re-runs of Mind Your Language. It was very popular...… go figure. Some people are very capable of laughing at stereotypes of themselves, without taking offence.
.Interestingly I understand the It Ain't Half Hot Mum also is very popular on the Sub-continent yet is vilified over here and (likely) view as homo/trans phobic. It's a funny old world!
Mexman said:
Gargamel said:
The Good Life.
Two white, married, hetereosexual couples, no kids - living in the burbs.
Never get commissioned now.
Two white, married, hetereosexual couples, no kids - living in the burbs.
Never get commissioned now.
That is the one show that couldn't be further removed from the point of this thread.
Where do you stop?, Birds of a feather.?
Edited by Mexman on Wednesday 10th June 13:22
GT03ROB said:
tangerine_sedge said:
Mind your language and love thy neighbour are really interesting TV shows. Both are massively racist playing up to stereotypes, but both appeared at a time when the UK was trying to come to terms with 'race relations'. I think that both shows were trying to highlight issues and educate the great unwashed, but in hindsight massively failed anx possibly caused problems.
I worked in India in the late 90's. One of the channels there showed re-runs of Mind Your Language. It was very popular...… go figure. Some people are very capable of laughing at stereotypes of themselves, without taking offence.Gassing Station | TV, Film, Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff