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BORAT Sparks International Unrest!! The End Is Nigh!!
Merrick here...
The govmunt of Kazakhstan is, apparently, extremely unthrilled about how its nation is portrayed in Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming BORAT movie.
So much so that The Powers That Be are launching a PR offensive/education campaign to demonstrate the true nature of their country to the world. Seems the movie opens with Borat deep kissing his sister, which I'm told also happens in Arkansas and Oklahoma -- but nobody here complains about it.
The Kazakh government has previously threatened Baron-Cohen with legal action, for allowing Borat to, among other things, make fun of his homeland, demean women, slander gypsies and urge listeners to "Throw the Jew Down the Well."
...says this article...as well as referencing "anti-Borat hardliners"! You know you've arrived when there are "hardliners" that are anti-you. That is so cool.
Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev will soon travel to the U.S. to meet with President Bush about Borat (in part). Which, you know, makes a whole bundle o sense given that Cohen is actually BRITISH.
While we await erroneous invasion by Kazakh forces, perhaps we should take a moment to become more familiar with our incoming overlords.
CLICK HERE to learn more! They've got a big building!
So much so that The Powers That Be are launching a PR offensive/education campaign to demonstrate the true nature of their country to the world. Seems the movie opens with Borat deep kissing his sister, which I'm told also happens in Arkansas and Oklahoma -- but nobody here complains about it.
The Kazakh government has previously threatened Baron-Cohen with legal action, for allowing Borat to, among other things, make fun of his homeland, demean women, slander gypsies and urge listeners to "Throw the Jew Down the Well."
...says this article...as well as referencing "anti-Borat hardliners"! You know you've arrived when there are "hardliners" that are anti-you. That is so cool.
Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev will soon travel to the U.S. to meet with President Bush about Borat (in part). Which, you know, makes a whole bundle o sense given that Cohen is actually BRITISH.
While we await erroneous invasion by Kazakh forces, perhaps we should take a moment to become more familiar with our incoming overlords.
CLICK HERE to learn more! They've got a big building!
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They must sell it somewhere aside from the Gay & Lesbian funhouse.
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Why is it necessary to meet with, of all people, president Bush about this? Does Bush even have the slightest knowledge that Borat exists? Does he even know that he is the president?
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The new talkback won't let you just post subjects. Interesting.
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Idiocracy sucked. Sorry about your luck. Borat is funny. Comparing the two is like comparing you to someone who has regular sex. They're two different animals.
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Gotta love 'em.
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This really is a serious problem when you consider Borat was partially responsible for Disney pulling their plans for Disney-Arabia in Kazhakstan.
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...an issue truly worthy of the Bush administration's attention and capabilities. "My fellow Americans...Borat is truly the greatest threat to our American way of life. Why? Because of its connection to the war on terror. What connection? Just look at the guy! He's all swarthy and stuff. And Kazakhstan used to be part of the Soviet Union, which we all know was communist. Terrorists are the new communists. So there you have it. Time to invade the theaters."
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It's helping create attention for Kazakhstan, and they're going to make the most of it. They understand Borat is a comic character and isn't an accurate Kazakhi portrayal, as does anyone with half a brain. Anyway, go Borat. I wish this would end up being the biggest movie of the year.
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since he first appeared on uk tv, on the same show that launched ricky gervais and a handful others that haven't made it so big across the pond. kazakhstan is a shithole, i've been there, but this guys rising popularity for taking the piss out of them is disgusting. borat was never popular in the uk, his ali g character is all most people know here, because it's all people find funny. borat took off in america because they love to laugh at stupid eastern europeans. they don't see it as a joke. he had to introduce and amplify the racist element to take off in the states. that speaks fucking volumes.
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...THIS NEW TALKBACK SYSTEM IS SHITE!!!!!! I was going to give it a chance but CHRIST. And if a movie (especially a comedy) generates a lot of anger, you can bet your big, fat American arses that everyone will see it and make tonnes of money.
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Don't blame AICN for you jacking off at work to SBC bare ass. We all know you want to do bang bang in another man's anus.
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I once went ouy with a girl from Kazkhastan and all my friends started calling me Borat.
Prett funny,
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Really. Because for every American who realizes it's a joke, there's three others who don't, or think it's a joke based on reality. Let's face it, Americans are just plain stupid when it comes to things like this. There isn't a Kazak in the US who isn't going to have to put up with ignorant shit from stupid Americans now. But at any rate, the Kazaks are making a huge mistake by making a controversy out of it. The same mistake the Anti-Defamation league made with Passion of the Christ. They're giving it free advertising.
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tired of non stop shit jokes for movies? Jackass2 for gods sake!
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Can't wait.
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And for the most part, it is on us. The best parts of the film (and all of SBC's comedy for that matter) are the situations where he is able to employ one of his "fake" characters to illustrate the ignorance of a "real" person. Whether is a a bigoted southern gunstore proprietor, or a wealthy west coast elite, it's good stuff. It can make your skin crawl, but in recent years this type of comedy has become quite popular (see Gervais' work). The fact is all societies and cultures contain strata of weirdness and even shame. Look in the mirror when you rag on Americans. We can admit faults even if the public face of leadership cannot. Saying that we're ALL this boneheaded is like saying that all you UK pantywastes need to fix your goddamn teeth. In point of fact only about two-thirds of you do.
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i thought kazahkstan was EXACTLY like a comedian said it was.
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If you had you probably wouldn't have made that erroneous analogy.
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