Whoopi Goldberg defends 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles amid racism row trends now
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Whoopi Goldberg has defended the 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles amid an online backlash branding the western satire racist.
Appearing on The View on Wednesday, Goldberg, 67, declared: 'Leave my Blazing Saddles alone - don't make me come for you!' in a chat shortly after Mindy Kaling said in a Good Morning America appearance that The Office wouldn't be accepted by modern audiences.
The EGOT winner said the film - which sends up racism with its black sheriff protagonist - 'deals with racism by coming at it right, straight, out front, making you think and laugh about it - because, listen, it's not just racism, it's all the isms, he hits all the isms.'
Hitting back: Whoopi Goldberg has defended the 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles amid an online backlash branding the western satire racist
She added, 'Blazing Saddles, because it's a great comedy, would still go over today - there are a lot of comedies that are not good, okay?
'We're just going to say that - that's not one of them. Blazing Saddles is one of the greatest because it hits everybody.'
Goldberg advised viewers to decide for themselves
