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Originally posted by stockenSorry just saw the Borat movie today and I am still laughing from the boy from Khazakstan singing Khasakstan is great sung to the American national anthem, in front of an increasingly incredulous and irate rodeo crowd.
Come again?
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Pussy, eh? On second though, don't.
The pussy magnet comment was made by Borat to the GM salesman when he tries to buy a Hummer. Of all the dupes that he sets up this guy seems the least fazed of anyone for the bizarre-ness that is Borat.
Even though he's style is a lot like that of the comic interviewing genius of the absurd, that was Australia's Norman Gunston in the 70's, his ability to straight facedly ask ordinary people absolutely insanely odd questions without even vaguely breaking out of character is as polished as Gunston's.
The only thing that Gunston never did was to incite a riot that put himself at the focal point of a lynch mob.
Now dont get me wrong I laughed my head off but in terms of what his comedy allowed him to speak it is probably one of the most offensively anti-semitic, misogynistic, anti pc movie you will ever see. In terms of Michael Richards statements for example he comes very close to skirting similar territory.
Originally posted by kmax87Don't you think the fact that it's parody makes a big difference? It's a little difficult, for instance, to make a sensible case that Sasha Baron Cohen is anti-semitic.
Now dont get me wrong I laughed my head off but in terms of what his comedy allowed him to speak it is probably one of the most offensively anti-semitic, misogynistic, anti pc movie you will ever see. In terms of Michael Richards statements for example he comes very close to skirting similar territory.
Originally posted by mtthwExactly. It seemed quite obvious to me that Borat himself was a complete parody. The scary part is that I don't think most of the people he talked to were in on it, and a lot of them say disturbing things to equal Borat himself.
Don't you think the fact that it's parody makes a big difference? It's a little difficult, for instance, to make a sensible case that Sasha Baron Cohen is anti-semitic.
Originally posted by mtthwAs a Jew it would be hard to prove that Baron Cohen was anti-semitic, but it seems you can say anything you want as long as you say, 'but I was only joking'. The ugliness/hate/racism being parodied still gets another airing.
Don't you think the fact that it's parody makes a big difference? It's a little difficult, for instance, to make a sensible case that Sasha Baron Cohen is anti-semitic.
Maybe comedy for it to be successful and make people laugh needs of necessity to have someone be victimized.