I think it's racist that in almost every space movie whether it's Star Wars or Star Trek, almost every black person that is shown is so well spoken, which does not reflect on a large amount of the modern day black man. It was nice to see some realism, even-tough it was in a comedy movie.
Jesus would support Universal Health Care

So there was never a black man that talked like that throughout history? Who made the proclamation that all black men talk like this? That's on the OP for believing that this one character was a representation of all blacks. Also, if you think about it, they actually portray the black guy as smarter than the "whites in charge." He's basically saying, "We ain't found beep Because you crackers are being too beep literal!" He's the only competent Spaceball and realizes that these idiots are making him perform needless tasks. The other Spaceballs are sheep who don't question authority.

Leftist Commie Nazi Libtard?
StrangerHand
:
Now 75% more afro-free!

"Liberal commie"?? Ha haWay to show your advanced age there, Archie Bunker

Grow a pair you liberal commie. The PC police has ruined our society. Who cares!

I'm not sure if anyone pointed this out yet, but why does that particular line bother you so much but the jewish jokes don't? You speak of racism, then only pick out one thing that can be construed as such. It's a comedy, it's hilarious. If you didn't find much of the movie funny at all, then leave it to the rest of us who thoroughly enjoy it. It didn't become a cult classic for nothing.

the combing the desert thing was not meant as a racism joke. the comb was meant to make them look like idiots because the president told them to comb the Desert as in look for them but they took it literally and used giant combs

Since the guy yelling it later went on to play a calm and logical vulcan in Star Trek, I can't help but find it hilarious.

You don't get invited to very many parties, do you? hehehehe
StrangerHand
:
Now 75% more afro-free!

The self-righteous can get quite cross and nasty if you tread on their toes.
case in point.

The OP should be able to discuss racism without reading a bunch of nonsense from basement-dwellers who have decided that since they don't mind, everyone else should have to feel the same way.
Agree, but that can equally be turned around. Just because the OP gets upset about something, doesn't mean everyone else should feel the same way. And because they don't, and aren't wringing their hands, it doesn't mean that they must be 'basement-dwellers'.
The self-righteous can get quite cross and nasty if you tread on their toes.

I bet you're a real hoot to hang out with.

I used to get offended about this stuff, but then I remembered that this was comedy, and that Mel Brooks didn't make the tropes he just mocks them.
All the trolls need to shut the hell up. The OP should be able to discuss racism without reading a bunch of nonsense from basement-dwellers who have decided that since they don't mind, everyone else should have to feel the same way.

How's this "Don't waste any horsessend a coupla beep -Blazing Saddles.

Rigth now, the best option is this:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Mel-Brooks-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B007LNBS2I/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382557556&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=mel+borooks
However it does not contain Life Stinks or Dracula: Dead and Loving It.

This thread is racist.

Anyone know if there's a box set of all his movies?
Not sure, but I want Mr Rental:
He was my C.O. in Nam. CIA listed him as MIA but the V.A. ID'd his M.O. and put out an APB

Watching it now. To accuse Brooks of racism is to not know the man and his work one iota.
Anyone know if there's a box set of all his movies?

I guess the OP doesn't speak jive.

I know! How evil of Mel Brooks to make that poor Vulcan swear! /sarcasm
"Slice, Pull, Staple, its a boy!" - Maul57
I can handle the whatever!

This message has been deleted.

Okay this was even WORSE than the OP. There's sarcasm and there's plain beep ing annoying. Please do the universe a favor and consume a jug of bleach. Thank you. And just to be clear, I'm not joking.

You are right! I know how you feel, I really do!
When I was watching the movie, I was just happily laughing along, and then THAT happened! Can you believe it!? When that happened, I couldn't laugh anymore and then stopped laughing as seeing and hearing that made me cry snif snif.
And then I just cried and cried and boo-hooed for the rest of the movie, BOO-HOO-HOO-HOOOOO!
And then some horrible heartless racist who was sitting a few rows in front of me, who was laughing, also stopped and was very angry, looking at me shouting "What a beepin' baby! Shut the beep up, bitch!" (He was a black man, but that wasn't going to make me think, because thinking is evil and what racists do.) But that hurt my feelings and then I cried even more and loudly!
And then everyone in the theatre started getting mad at me, but they were just a bunch of racists meanies so they deserved to have the movie ruined for them anyway! One of them got up and stomped out of the auditorium and then came back with the manager, who then told me to leave the theatre! God, so unfair, so evil! So I told him that he was in big trouble for showing racism in his racist theatre, but then two big security men grabbed and then bullied me out! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!? Everyone cheered that I was being made to leave, bunch of horrible, terrible racists!
I'm still crying even now ever since I saw that and have never been able to stop since 1987! It was so awful, SO AWFUL! BOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOOOOOOO!
Decent people shouldn't post here. They'd be much happier posting somewhere else.

There is another black guy in the movie who does the funny sounds. He's Michael Winslow from Police Academy. He is not portrayed negatively.
The pick scene wouldn't have been as funny without the black guy saying that line. What makes the use of the pick "clever" but the actual line racist? Would it have been racist if one of the other guys holding the combs said the line and they happened to be white?
DISPLAY thy breasts, my Julia!