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.

After a long day of traveling, Conor Coxxx arrives at the hotel room with this step-mother Margo Sullivan. The familiar pair is traveling around and visiting potential college campuses for Conor.
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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“There’s always something you can do…to make people feel like they’re welcome”
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