History Buff Wrote:
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> As a white dude, whether I'm upset or not is
> irrelevant. What matters is what under 40 Asians
> and African Americans who have no familiarity with
> the movie think. At a time when minorities are
> making up a greater percentage of the population,
> it does not serve the future railfan hobby for
> anyone to make such racially charged comments,
> especially when no context is provided.
>
> Have you ever had a Latino roommate, when out on
> dates with African American women or worked for a
> year in a African American urban neighborhoods? I
> have. If you haven't then you should not tell be
> saying "You need to come out of Mom's basement
> once in a while."
>
> Wise up, pal.

Too busy being offended to understand that the movie,
even when it was released in the '70s was a scathing
attack on all those stereotypes you so abhor (and more
than just those), eh?

It still is, snowflake. Watch it and learn something
rather than applying your 21st century self-serving
identity politics to something you don't get. Spare
me your sanctimony.