<<Without fuller cultural awareness, it's an easy step to feeling superior
to our forefathers. History is to be studied, not suppressed.>>
Well said. Unfortunately we live in a postmodern culture where history has
been largely co-opted by activism---such that injustices of the past are
being rectified through such measures as creative re-writing ("Inglorious
Bastards," "Hamilton," "The Shape of Water"), banning/suppression, and
extreme political correctness. I call it "tolerant intolerance."
On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 1:42 PM Steve Smolian <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> These types of records sell well on line. I usually call them "Ethnic
> Stereotypes."
>
> Without fuller cultural awareness, it's an easy step to feeling superior
> to our forefathers. History is to be studied, not suppressed.
>
> My 2 mills worth.
>
> Steve Smolian
>
>
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> Mel Brooks is probably the best descendent of George S Kaufman (with
> burlesque jokes added) who wrote a great deal of satire, but even he often
> went too far.
>
> In 1927, his satire on war, Strike Up The Band died out of town, and
> didn’t become successful until three years later when his text was modified
> and softened by Morrie Ryskind. And three years after that, his satire on
> politics and Fascism, Let ‘Em Eat Cake was a bomb, hitting so close to home
> that it made people extremely uncomfortable and failed miserably.
>
> DrG
>
>
> > On Oct 15, 2020, at 8:37 AM, Gary A. Galo <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Right, and Mel Brooks poked fun at himself, as well as everyone else.
> >
> > Best,
> > Gary
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