Twitter erupts in debate over whether western film ‘Blazing Saddles’ would survive ‘woke’ culture
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Mel Brooks' 1970s Western movie, Blazing Saddles, sparked debate on Twitter with users arguing that many people don't realize the jokes made in the movie are at their expense.
The film appeared to start trending on Twitter after a user named Miles Commodore asked his followers which comedy they would recommend for a 24-year-old. Retired newscaster Bill Griffith said "Blazing Saddles" because, he wrote, "it couldn't be made in today's woke society - it gores too many sacred cows." Gene Wilder gets into an altercation with Cleavon Little in a scene from the film 'Blazing Saddles', 1974. (Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images) ( ) Actor Gene Wilder (right) puts his arm around the shoulder of Cleavon Little in a still from the film, 'Blazing Saddles,' directed by Mel Brooks, 1974. (Photo by Warner Bros./Courtesy of Getty Images) ( ) Actor Mel Brooks (left) sits on the floor beside Harvey Korman as Cleavon Little kneels atop a desk, in a still from the film, 'Blazing Saddles,' directed by Mel Brooks, 1974. (Photo by Warner Bros./Courtesy of Getty Images) ( ) Kendall Tietz is a Production Assistant with Fox News Digital.