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So what is your point? Is it that the racism and bigotry in the Three Stooges should go unchallenged and accepted? That discrimination that happened in the past should get a pass and everyone should just laugh at it?
Yes, yes and yes. Consider the historical context and what was ok in the time that it was made. If you can't laugh at it, at least learn from it. And you can sit in your pajamas with a cup of cocoa feeling all smug about how you abhor such things. Then change the channel and watch The View instead.
Shall we ignore the fact that Washington and Jefferson were slave owners? Do we wipe that fact from the history books or just wipe the founding fathers altogether and invent some PC-omnisexual-multiracial types to insert in their place so that everyone feels good about themselves and no one is offended except those who prefer facts?
Yes, yes and yes. Consider the historical context and what was ok in the time that it was made. If you can't laugh at it, at least learn from it. And you can sit in your pajamas with a cup of cocoa feeling all smug about how you abhor such things. Then change the channel and watch The View instead.
Shall we ignore the fact that Washington and Jefferson were slave owners? Do we wipe that fact from the history books or just wipe the founding fathers altogether and invent some PC-omnisexual-multiracial types to insert in their place so that everyone feels good about themselves and no one is offended except those who prefer facts?
Most people don't employ antiquated racism for entertainment. They watch it because they are usually closet racists looking for something that reinforces and perpetuates their twisted view.
There is a difference between being aware of the flaws of our political founders and rerunning old, knowingly racist skits as entertainment as if they are perfectly fine. We don't go and reinstate the old slave laws and use them as legislation now do we? So why would we use racist skits as entertainment?
Most people don't employ antiquated racism for entertainment. They watch it because they are usually closet racists looking for something that reinforces and perpetuates their twisted view.
Says who? Did they do a survey to see why people watch old TV shows?
You never see any old Charlie Chan movies on TV anymore. Those movies were unintentionally hilarious with their blatant stereotypes. kinda like the Chappelle show.
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