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minus-squaresangriaferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·14 days agoI think the Mel Brooks scene is satirizing old Hollywood’s habit of casting whites in the roles of poc. Plus, I don’t see how a yiddish speaking native could be offensive to anybody.
minus-squareThrow_away_migrator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 days agoYou might be right, and maybe the reference to old Hollywood was more subtle and went over my head.
I think the Mel Brooks scene is satirizing old Hollywood’s habit of casting whites in the roles of poc. Plus, I don’t see how a yiddish speaking native could be offensive to anybody.
You might be right, and maybe the reference to old Hollywood was more subtle and went over my head.