Borat, funny or racist?

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• I think if anything he pokes fun at racists.

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  by Anonymous on November 20th, 2006

• Certainly seems to satirize racism, there's always going to be people who don't get the joke -- or just don't like it. That's understandable too. It's risky humor.

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  by Stableboy on November 20th, 2006

• Nailed it in one. Good answer.

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  by debsmooth on February 1st, 2007

• Lets all sing along: Lets throw the jew down the well!. pts

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  by R U Sirius on March 2nd, 2007

• funny... lol...

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  by blackdevil on March 2nd, 2007

• he is a jew himself

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  by LANGIE on June 2nd, 2007

• ++++++

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  by SABOTEUR on March 19th, 2008

• Of course it's racist. It doesn't have to be about Jews to be racist. Imagine replacing every occurrence of "Kazakhstan" with "Israel" and "Kazakhstani" with "Jew" to see what I mean.

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  by RC loves ice cream on August 9th, 2009

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• Sorry, but I disagree: the reason Borat's racism isn't offensive is because it's satirical. Real racist jokes are very likely to be offensive if you happen to be in that group. Making those jokes without regard to the response of the target group is boorish and inconsiderate. It may also be funny, but the payoff isn't worth the cost if you step back and ask what really matters.

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  by Stableboy on November 20th, 2006

• Everyone is too PC these days, I agree, people should lighten up and get a sense of humour

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  by smart9426 on November 29th, 2006

• So if there are people who are offended by racist jokes, we should just disregard and invalidate their feelings? I don't think so.

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  by Nom de guerre on January 10th, 2007

• "Anti-PC" is the new code word for "I'm a bigot and I need a better label for my lack of consideration. So I lash out at those who criticize bigotry, calling it PC disparagingly. That makes me a champion for free speech instead of a bigot". Basically, the ego can twist logic around in any number of loops to protect itself, this is why such arguments are really a form of non-permanent brain-damage.

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  by Stableboy on January 10th, 2007

• Your right if they were "real" racist jokes someone should be offended and even at his satirical jokes. But I dont think his purpose of the film was to target and offend a certain group of people. But people shouldn't expect everyone else to stay outside the confines of their comfort bubble because someone is alway's around the corner to burst it and that is just reality.

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  by intellegensia on January 10th, 2007

• Well I'm not really objecting to Borat. As I said, it's satire, not serious. But there are a lot of people wandering around the 'bag these days being offensive and bigoted, and calling it 'anti-PC'. My comfort bubble isn't the question... I can outdo just about anybody at bigoted jokes if need be. But my commitment to standing up for those who are abused by this stuff is more important. So when I see people saying bigoted things, I usually speak up. The fact that this is "just reality" is true, but irrelevant: so is the commitment to fighting bigotry... that is also "just reality". Everything is "just reality".

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  by Stableboy on January 10th, 2007

• /signed I agree with standing up for such thing's if it truly offend's someone which is never right. However sometime's people can be overly sensitive (not meaning you)more so directed towards the people that raise hell at a mc'donalds because they asked for no pickles.

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  by intellegensia on January 10th, 2007

• Yeah, I would call that "unable to deal with problems effectively". I was standing in line at a store the other day -- they have a lady dispatching the queue to available cashiers. Apparently she sent this guy to a checkstand that wasn't open, so he came back and completely "opened up" on her: "why did you send me there! There was nobody to serve me! You're supposed to send me to the next cashier! He had to stand there and fume for 30 seconds until the next cashier opened up." His life was tragic, I'm sure.

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  by Stableboy on January 10th, 2007

• Another one of those -every day of my life is a bad day type of people- too much negativity in people, glad to see your not one of them good talk :)

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  by intellegensia on January 10th, 2007

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• Its probably got to do with history and years of oppression to other races and thats why those other races dislike it

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  by 1Simmy on January 10th, 2007

• Its just jokes, people need to get over it. White,black, asian, whatever, who cares.

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  by oprystar on January 10th, 2007

• I agree

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  by 1Simmy on January 10th, 2007

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• i respect your opinion.

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  by fender_carly_strat on January 10th, 2007

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• We loved it. And I'm 100% Jewish;)

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  by gtravels loves her life penguin on March 19th, 2008

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• They made fools of themselves. Borat just helped them do it in front of a wider audience than they were happy with.

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  by debsmooth on February 1st, 2007

• I'm with deb.

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  by PrettyPirate on February 23rd, 2007

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• I did not see Borat, I know that it was quite offensive.

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  by Perryman on February 5th, 2008

• He does not appear to like us very much (the Rrom). I have not seen it either but have seen clips of it. I have seen the clip of the dance move called the "Gypsy slap". I would like to counter it with the "Gypsy boot to the head" which I would deliver personally to Sasha Cohen.
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  The MOST offensive thing about it is that he ripped off an impoverished Rromani village to make the film while mocking them. It is in litigation at this time and I hope he pays through the nose for what he did to those people.
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  Thankyou for your comment.

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  by Arisztid on February 5th, 2008

• Oh I have a video that I put as a response to Borat (the video is an sketch put to a WoW video):
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU3BXM1Fulc

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  by Arisztid on February 5th, 2008

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• Mmmm Cookie.

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  by Abbyguy on March 3rd, 2007

• pumpkin like chocolate chip cookies

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  by Esteban-- Smart ass Pumpkin on March 3rd, 2007

• Good one, hey, like the new profile. HILARIOUS!

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  by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on March 3rd, 2007

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• He's Jewish, talented and very funny.

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  by Dog_Star on June 2nd, 2007

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• LOVE BORAT HOPE MOVIE LIVES UP TO HYPE.

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  by TheShoemaker on November 20th, 2006

• seen movie.....hilarious.....naked fight was unbelieveable!

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  by FishCottage on November 28th, 2006

• WHAT'S WITH ALL THE SHOUTING? WHO'S SHOUTING? I'M TYPING HERE! TYPING!

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  by Max Power on March 3rd, 2007

• I KNOW IT IS. JUST GOOFIN' OFF. PLEASE STOP YELLING AT ME, I'M SENSITIVE. CRAZY JEW!

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  by Max Power on March 3rd, 2007

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• In fact, Sacha Baron Cohen (the guy who played Borat) is Jewish. I'm adding this, in case there are other people who do not realize this.

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  by meowry on March 19th, 2008

• Thanks, but I said that in my answer too. LOL

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  by mistje on March 19th, 2008

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• come on get a gripp....if you didnt find this funny then you aint gotta sense of humour

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  by LANGIE on June 2nd, 2007

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