HBO Max had added an advisory warning to yet another film rife with outdated racist themes. “Blazing Saddles” now features a “proper social context” advisory warning at the beginning of the film.
It is unclear when exactly the disclaimer was added, but an HBO Max spokesperson elaborated on the decision in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
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TCM host and University of Chicago cinema and media studies professor Jacqueline Stewart provides the disclaimer for “Blazing Saddles”.
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