It’s no revelation to say that most of the great comedies of yesteryear couldn’t be made today. The cultural climate is far too over-sensitive now.
Sure, a lot of the movies below were considered offensive when they were released, and people being morally outraged by film is as old as the medium itself; plus there’s plenty of offensive and edgy comedies still being made today, but I’m a dumbshit and I know fuckall about what I’m talking about.
Borat (2006): Nearly 16 years ago, Sacha Baron Cohen dropped a pipe bomb in the laps of the Hollywood elite with “Borat” – a hilarious and profane road trip comedy. But even though it was a huge hit, a sequel never materialized. The powers that be will never allow another Borat movie to happen again.
Blazing Saddles (1974): Starring Gene Wilder and directed by the brilliant Merv Brooks, I have never seen this movie as I have a strict “nothing before whenever ‘Scarface’ came out” rule. But I bet the liberal, crybaby SJW’s would never let something like “Blazing Saddles” be made again – whatever this movie is about.
Also, fuck it. Let’s throw Scarface (1983) on this list.
Soul Man (1986): Star C. Thomas Howell’s valiant attempt at becoming his generation’s Al Jolson, “The Outsiders” actor plays a white man who wears blackface in order to score a scholarship. While hilarious, the film also tackles the very serious issue that white men, like myself, are by far the most persecuted and least privileged group in American society.
Loqueesha (2019): A white, male radio host pretends to be a black woman and hilarity ensues. I’m not sure, but I think this movie won a bunch of Oscars. Sure, they could get away with a premise like this in 2019, but that was a long time ago. No way the snowflakes would let this happen now.
White Chicks (2004): Believe it or not, I’m actually glad that they could never make this movie now. Unlike all the other movies here that are great because they totally own the libs, this one is not OK. I mean, the Wayans pretending to be white? That’s really offensive! I got fired from my job for showing up to Halloween in Black face, the Wayan’s should be fired from Hollywood for white face. Plus, I’m only comfortable with racial humor when other races are the butts of the jokes.
Song of the South (1946): You can’t even BUY this movie anymore. Luckily for me, my Opa and Oma told me all about it before lecturing me about the importance of keeping the white race pure. As far as I could tell, it was a simple and beautiful story with some fun animation sequences to boot. So what if it presents an idyllic, innacurate version of American slavery. Why does everyone need to be so sensitive?