Whoopi Goldberg Defends ‘Blazing Saddles’ Against Cancel Culture

Whoopi Goldberg was outraged on Wednesday, defending the satirical western “Blazing Saddles” against Internet trolls’ attempts to cancel it, claiming it went too far with its racist jokes.

The host of ‘The View’ kicks off a debate about how classic comedy might age in 2022 – a topic inspired by Mindy Kaling’s recent comments that ‘The Office’ is ‘so inappropriate now’ and could never be made today .

Goldberg believes that the 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles “makes you think and laugh by dealing with racism right, straight, and straight – because, listen, it’s not just racism, it’s all ‘-isms.’ He hit all the ‘isms.'”

Set in 1874, it tells the story of a corrupt politician who hires a black sheriff to protect a frontier village from destruction.

“‘Blazing Saddles’, because it was a great comedy, is still revisited today – there are a lot of bad comedies, okay? Let’s just say – that wasn’t one of them.” Blazing Saddles “is one of the greatest songs because it hits everybody,” Goldberg insists.

Whoopi Goldberg attends the “Till” press conference on October 1.
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In stills from the movie, Gene Wilder (right) puts his arm around Cliven Little's shoulders, "fiery saddle," Directed by Mel Brooks, 1974.
Gene Wilder (right) puts his arm around Cleven Little’s shoulders in a still from the Mel Brooks film “Blazing Saddles,” released in 1974.
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“If you’ve never seen ‘Blazing Saddles,’ you should do yourself a favor and buy some popcorn, have a glass of wine, and put it on because it’s so good,” Goldberg suggested.

Co-host Sara Haines agreed that “laughter really is the ultimate medicine for life and all that it brings” and that comedy should have a “sacred space” for artists to work in.

Joy Behar held up the ’70s show “All in the Family,” arguing that “you take away Archie’s paranoia and you have no personality.”

“That’s who he is, and that’s how you should look at people,” she continued. “If everyone is really great…and the right fit, then you’ll never get to know the other people that exist out there.”

“That’s what art is for: to make you understand every aspect of being human. Why would you take away the beauty of watching Archie Bunker make a fool of yourself?” concluded Beha.

In the scene where Gene Wilder has an argument with Cleavon Little "Blazing saddle."
Gene Wilder feuds with Cleavon Little in a scene from Blazing Saddles.
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“Leave my ‘blazing saddle’ alone. Don’t make me come to you,” Goldberg quipped at the end of the show.

The “Sister Act” star also made headlines earlier this week when she revealed on “The View” that a clause in her will forbade unsanctioned material being made about her after her death. biopic.

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