Dissecting the Casual Racism of “Airplane!”
Airplane! (1980) is a fun spoof comedy with lots of laughs, right? I watched this film for the first time the other night. I loved it. Then came the racist jokes.

The Kisaragi clan has been fighting against the demons known as the Seven Demons for 1000 years. Raika, who inherits her family’s power, puts on a demon defeat suit that causes extreme pain when worn, and throws herself into the battle to defeat the seven demons! Raika accepts as her destiny, even the intense pain caused by having her soul taken into her body to prevent the resurrection of the seven demons she has defeated.
Airplane! (1980) is a fun spoof comedy with lots of laughs, right? I watched this film for the first time the other night. I loved it. Then came the racist jokes.
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