"They can't make that movie today because everybody's so politically correct. You know, the NAACP would stop a great movie that would do such a great service to black people because of the N-word," says Brooks. "You've got to really examine these things and see what's right and what's wrong. Politically correct is absolutely wrong. Because it inhibits the freedom of thought. I'm so lucky that they weren't so strong then and that the people that let things happen on the screen weren't so powerful then. I was very lucky."

God forbid you offend anyone nowadays. You can end up in big trouble.

About the only thing I find offensive concerns movies and TV shows before 1970.

It's astonishing the sheer number of ethnic roles that were portrayed by white actors. What's interesting is none of them were ever cast as black. Thank goodness. That aspect got taken care of early on. But they played Mexican, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, South Pacific, Arabic.....you name it. For some reason, they were "okay".

So many great movies are now ruined by this. Mickey Rooney as the "Asian House Help" in "Breakfast at Tiffanys". I mean, just look at that make-up.

And Alec Guiness as Faisal in "Lawrence of Arabia". Ugh.

And here is a lovely nice white "Indian Family" from "Bonanza".

It's just astonishing. It may have worked if these shows were comedies or something.

I don't see what the big deal is about that, sorry.

Its sad the amount of comedy we will miss out on because of this sue-happy society we now live in.

^ As you should be . But man, Tropic Thunder must have really rustled your jimmies

When the film is on broadcast TV, the N-word is bleeped and even the fart sounds are removed. They guys around the campfire, just sort of rise up and then sit down again silently in sequence, and it makes no sense at all.

Watch "Four Lions".

About the only thing I find offensive concerns movies and TV shows before 1970.

It's astonishing the sheer number of ethnic roles that were portrayed by white actors. What's interesting is none of them were ever cast as black. Thank goodness. That aspect got taken care of early on. But they played Mexican, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, South Pacific, Arabic.....you name it. For some reason, they were "okay".

So many great movies are now ruined by this. Mickey Rooney as the "Asian House Help" in "Breakfast at Tiffanys". I mean, just look at that make-up.

And Alec Guiness as Faisal in "Lawrence of Arabia". Ugh.

And here is a lovely nice white "Indian Family" from "Bonanza".

It's just astonishing. It may have worked if these shows were comedies or something.

God forbid you offend anyone nowadays. You can end up in big trouble.

Yep, PC crapolla. Just like I don't give a crud how many women they cast for star wars VII. Or why do I care what Nintendo does, that's their business. Even the NAACP can say stupid stuff if they want, as long as they don't shout fire in a movie theater. Say what you want, just remember, you can only have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead hand.

So, you would have been OK if the miniseries "Roots" had an all white cast in black-face ??

Is there something wrong with that?

Political Correctness has gone so wild that you now have to stand at least 100m away when protesting a funeral of a dead solider with religious placards.

Edit: I think there's a *more* important discussion we should be having about why modern action films don't measure up to classics like Robocop (isn't it amazing how violent it was?) and Schwarzenegger's action flicks in his heyday.

A troll would have to ask....................

Lol. Come on son. Just fess up. A white dude can't play a black dude? That's the heart of racism. Like saying a white man can't say the N-word.