I just saw the Borat movie and thought it was brilliant. All the investigative reporters and social scientists in the world could not have exposed the racism, sexism and anti-Semitism to be found throughout the United States the way Sasha Cohen has with his Borat character. Sure it is highly offensive, but most of the offensive content comes from the behavior of ordinary Americans who think they are interacting with an unsophisticated foreigner from a distant country.I don't want to give away any secrets but the movie provides insight into the worlds of white, elite Southern culture; New York subway riders; patriotic Southern rodeo aficionados; Civil War antique dealers; nutty evangelical Christians; and drunken frat boys.
In the latter case, note that these frat boys are suing the movie studio because of how embarrassing, racist and sexist their conduct on camera was. But that's just the point. It is voyeuristic and shocking to see frat boys acting the way we all know they act all the time when they think they are in their own territory or safe spaces - wishing slavery still existed and women were sexually subservient. The same goes for many of the other characters we meet. It could easily be called America exposed - and no one else could have exposed it in such a gloriously hysterical manner. Twelve stars from me.
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you forgot homophobia. but here's my question: who's the most anti-semitic person in the picture, borat and his producer aside? -dp
You're right. I may be confusing the movie with his show - where he has uncovered some scary anti-semites. The only thing I could remember in the movie was that I think he mentioned Jews to the gun dealer when he was looking for a weapon and the dealer didn't think twice about it.
yeah. that was pretty scary. but the cowboy saying he was trying to make it so they could hang gays was worse. what with everything going on in my hometown of colorado springs, i just assume that he was closeted, though.
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