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Old 11-05-2006, 01:05 PM   #1
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Re: Borat!

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Originally Posted by Daseal View Post
Well, he is "making fun of them." But no different from any other comedian that makes fun of their own race/religion. I'm well away that Sasha Cohan (sp?) is Jewish, but many people are easily offended, so I figured I'd put that disclaimer out there.
that's just it, he's not making fun of his own race, he is exposing the anti-semitism of others. It"s funny, but not completely. When he sings throw the jew down the well, the joke is on the people joining him in singing, not his own race. Anyway, I think that's a pretty significant difference.
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