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‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’ Sparks Calls For Theater Boycott, Trailer Slammed Over Racist Stereotypes (deadline.com)
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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I won't deny that I laughed my ass off when I saw Borat. I loved how it skewered conservatives.

But still, picking a real country was a mistake. And lying about a documentary on poverty to a poor village is incredibly scummy, no way to sugarcoat it

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah I thought of that when I said it. The set up is overtly racist, and it walks a line where I COULD try to argue that it's establishing Borat as a character, but it does definitely seem to lean more on shock value while character building as a fringe benefit.