Should we watch "A Funny Thing" anymore?

I believe that yes, we should continue to watch and examine this movie, as well as other movies that may contain material that would be considered insensitive by today's standards. I believe this for three reasons. First, many of the movie's strongest points and funniest moments have nothing in the way of sexist material, such as the scene where Buster Keaton's character is told he must run around the hills 7 times. Secondly, many movies that contain offensive material have achievements that can not be understated, such as "Birth of a Nation," a movie glorifying the KKK being the first 3-hour film, and "The Jazz Singer," the first feature-length sound film, in which the main character spends a significant amount of screen time in blackface. Although it is not wrong to look down on these acts by modern standards, I think the technical achievements of these movies are far more important than the content they contained. Third, many movies are pieces of their time, and instead of immediately looking to condemn the content they contain, they are better examined as historical pieces for us to understand why that content was accepted and why it is seen as unacceptable today.