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.

Vicky, Mandy, and Mass are siblings. One day a saturated Mandy goes out with his best friend and manager Joyce, and his girlfriend Alex, into a beautiful forest. The place was dubbed "Jodoh Forests", because it has a shower that supposedly can seal the match. Who ever bathe in the shower will quickly get a mate. Joyce himself felt finding Alex after performing a bathing ritual in that place.
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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