Blazing Saddles Analysis

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The humor in Blazing saddles dates back to the 70's type of satire that was used. The jokes that were made in blazing saddles would definitely be problematic in today's sensitive audience. Jokes for example calling people the N word for fun can cause issues today , while back in the 70's it was okay to say it all the time. Senseless humor like the sign that said "Knock on barb wire first to come in", was so ridiculous that it made it funny. One good example that showed how dated the humor was, is when Mr. Hedley wanted a way to get rid of the people of Rock Ridge. The conversation between Mr. Hedley and a railroad official had a funny joke that started off with "we'll kill the first born child of every household ow wait that's too Jewish".

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