Looking in mirror, with help from Borat
People seem to either love or hate the Borat character. Judging from the movie grosses of "Borat: Cultural Learnings of American for Make Benefit of Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," the people who love him seem to have the numbers.
Heading the list of those who aren't fond of his humor are the government of Kazakhstan, a former Republic of the Soviet Union for whom Borat is their worst P.R. nightmare, and all the unwitting bigots Borat's film crews have captured on tape -- gay-bashers, misogynists, anti-Semites and mindless frat boys. Some of them, unhappy with the way they come across on film before millions of viewers, are seeking retribution by filing lawsuits.
As reported in today's Press, two drunken fraternity students who made insulting comments about women and minorities in the "Borat" film, have sued 20th Century Fox and three production companies. They claim the Borat film crew took them to a local watering hole to get their tongues loosened up. The lawsuit, which will do nothing but make the students' lawyers wealthier and call even more attention to what jackasses drunken college students can be, has no chance of succeeding.
As for the government of Kazakhstan, it should be satisfied with this apology from Borat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFVN59sR4lY
Heading the list of those who aren't fond of his humor are the government of Kazakhstan, a former Republic of the Soviet Union for whom Borat is their worst P.R. nightmare, and all the unwitting bigots Borat's film crews have captured on tape -- gay-bashers, misogynists, anti-Semites and mindless frat boys. Some of them, unhappy with the way they come across on film before millions of viewers, are seeking retribution by filing lawsuits.
As reported in today's Press, two drunken fraternity students who made insulting comments about women and minorities in the "Borat" film, have sued 20th Century Fox and three production companies. They claim the Borat film crew took them to a local watering hole to get their tongues loosened up. The lawsuit, which will do nothing but make the students' lawyers wealthier and call even more attention to what jackasses drunken college students can be, has no chance of succeeding.
As for the government of Kazakhstan, it should be satisfied with this apology from Borat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFVN59sR4lY
posted by Randy Bergmann at 2:36 PM
2 Comments:
The Smoking Gun did a much better job of explaining why this lawsuit is such a joke. You can read what they wrote at the following link. You can also see a copy of the lawsuit itself.
Click Here To Go To The Smoking Gun Web Site
On a related note, I loved the Borat movie!! I love when Borat sings.
Borat Singing "Throw The Jew Down The Well"
Nothing redeeming in Borat, Margaret? See the movie! The genius of Cohen's character is that in addition to being very funny, Borat exposes the bigotry that is so prevelant in our culture. Moreover, and as the following link points out, Cohen seeks through Borat to point out that indifference to bigotry is often as vile and as dangerous as the bigotry itself, if not more so.
Sacha Baron Cohen Comes Out Of Character To Defend Borat
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