Movies in 1980 Be Like

Movies now: we gotta be careful so as not to offend anyone Movies in 1980: "Israeli air, please clear the runway"

A darkly lit passenger airplane is shown wearing a long fake beard and striped scarf, with the caption comparing modern movies’ sensitivity to a stereotypical 1980s joke. The punchline is the deliberately offensive caricature of an Israeli person and the absurd radio-style request to clear the runway, evoking old comedy films that relied on broad stereotypes. EN: A darkly lit passenger airplane is shown wearing a long fake beard and striped scarf, with the caption comparing modern movies’ sensitivity to a stereotypical 1980s joke. The punchline is the deliberately offensive caricature of an Israeli person and the absurd radio-style request to clear the runway, evoking old comedy films that relied on broad stereotypes.

• @sbunem / 1970 2019-12-23