At least these guys don't fake it. And they're actually entertaining: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =20QBe43tyVM

Oh wait, they're not Jewish. Maybe you should think out an argument before you make it.

Second, I don't know about the interview with the terrorist leader or whatever, but the Straight Dave's Man-Slammin' wasn't staged. It was covered in the news in a big way when it happened, because it very nearly degenerated beyond the ability to get any footage. I don't know if it's mentioned in the movie, but they were selling cheap (one dollar) beer to the redneck audience before the filming began. They got the audience well oiled first.

that was borat. they revealed no 'anti semitism', they revealed people will pretend to agree with idiots to get them to go away.

now they are saying if you don't want to have sex with someone of the same gender, you are a homophobe?

sasha just isn't that funny, or that bright.

So in this movie people agree to have heterosexual sex on camera then apparently react badly when "Bruno" tries to join. The result is apparently hilarious and shocking and might be hate speech (and maybe it really is, I haven't seen the movie).

What if, hypothetically, some filmmakers found a couple of men who agreed to have sex on camera, then they send in a woman to try and join them? Are we still supposed the laugh at the shockingly hateful response when the close-minded, prejudiced men don't appreciate it? In that situation I think it far more likely that the filmmakers would be condemned for not accepting homosexuality and for trying to turn the gay men straight.

As I said, I haven't seen the movie. Maybe the reaction is a little too extreme. But if it's just some form of "Hey, buddy, I'm not ok with that", I don't see that as the slightest bit homophobic or anti-gay or intolerant.

I think the vast majority of it is sort of half-staged, in the way the show was. where they'd give people enough info beforehand that they'd sign waivers, etc. but then Cohen would just sort of keep pushing the envelope further and further.

I do agree though about the Bey show. I mean, if you're invited to a show that's been off the air for 10 years, and they somehow get the audience to be like 90% african american, nd then this guy comes out with "OJ", come on...is no one going to figure it out? and not ONE of these people saw Borat or Da Ali G show? not ONE of them?

I'm dubious. I agree that the real stuff is funny AND shocking, whereas the staged stuff is just...well...you saw the Ali G movie, yeah?

and saying Cohen is an idiot, just because you don't care for his humor, well, that's asinine. the man has a degree in history from Cambridge, and he wrote his thesis on the civil rights movement in america.

does that trump the junior college you went to?

and to the people whining about "I'm not homophobic just because I don't want to watch 2 men fucking", you are so far off the map, it's ridiculous. of COURSE you don't. hell, neither do I, and I'm the most liberal accepting guy on the planet. of COURSE he's baiting them. it's all about shock and hilarity. if instead of laughing at something like that, you're driven to anger like the redneck morons in the movie, well...maybe you shouldn't buy a ticket.

either way, stop fucking whining, jesus christ.

but hey, you have the anti-semite that got banned on your side.

SBC is an intelligent film-maker and his firm desire to keep his characters and personal life separate make me respect him 100% more. I can't recall seeing or hearing any interviews in the mainstream where he isn't in character. In this age of celebrities falling out of nightclubs and flaunting their personal lives in our faces you've gotta admire his interest in maintaining a little mystique.

I don't know what's funnier. Your fear of liberals, your fear of black people, or your fear of homosexuals. But you fucking rednecks are pretty damn funny.

The reporter did not ask the Reverend how many times he plans to see the movie, but we suspect the much publicised owner of the Brokeback Mountain DVD, will see this movie quite a few times.

b) I know he went to cambidge, but I didn't know about the thesis, id doesn't matter, he made da ali g movie, then followed it up with 'ironically lowbrow' humour about baiting people.

c) re: taking shots at my education, allow me to take a shot at you:

aren't you like, a z list writer of terrible screenplays?

Now, call me names.

That's why this is funny.
Homophobia is a backward relic of a by-gone age. It's a joke. Even in a country as religious as the USA, gay rights are on the rise, and gay marriage is slowly becoming legal.

The ones who stand in the way of progress clutching their bibles like an old maids pearls, are sad. But the ones who start foaming at the mouth and freaking out, and crying out for the death penalty for "fags"? They're HILARIOUS.