DEFINITELY an NSFW video!

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For his tenth episode and Black History Month, Writer Mark Wooden uses African-American filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles's "Watermelon Man" and Mel Brooks's "Blazing Saddles" (written with Richard Pryor) to examine how a creative can make an offensive movie while maintaining a moral high ground above the "cancel culture" pitchforks.

Warning: Mark gets a little political in this one. But if you're not a racist or an asshole, you should be okay!

"Watermelon Man" courtesy of Columbia Pictures (and AZNude.com)
"Blazing Saddles" courtesy of Warner Bros.
SNL "White Like Me" clip courtesy of NBC/ Universal
"Don't be a Menace in South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" courtesy of Miramax Films

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