He’s not very outspoken regarding Zionism, but based on his known political leanings/affiliations he likely supports a two-state solution. In speeches he mostly calls for ending racism, sexism, anti-semitism, Islamophobia and hatred in general.
You could have looked up what the tweet was about but you're clearly just interested in lying and lying more so bye
Borat is explicitly a parody of USA stereotypes of Eastern Europeans, made to clown on the "stupid americans" who are too ignorant to realize this person is clearly too one-dimensional to be a real human.
But based on the post's title, I'm guessing they are referring to Da Ali G Show, which I haven't seen, so I'm not poised to defend nor critique it.
I will however, share that Ali G's wikipedia page says this of him
A faux-streetwise poseur from Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England.
So presumably he's intended as a parody of native brits who appropriate the style of other cultures to seem cool, and not a racist parody of said cultures. However, it's worth noting that intention != outcome. In that case, one might also point out that people, like Mr. Baron Cohen, can learn and grow from who they were 22 to 26 years ago, and hopefully he has.
Oh then yeah, probably. Popular comedy was really "edgy" (bigoted) in the 00s; people probably got away with even worse in the 80s and 90s, but I wasn't around for much of it to say for certain
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gianni@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 25d
I always thought the Borat franchise was more about exposing the prejudices (or lack thereof in some cases) of Western culture.
geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 25d
Borat was made by a Zionist Jew pretending to be a Muslim and enacting racist stereotypes, often in staged settings while claiming it was all real.
Not sure what he was "exposing".
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev · 0 pts · 24d
geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 24d
Every single paragraph you wrote here is a lie.
You could have looked up what the tweet was about but you're clearly just interested in lying and lying more so bye
GaumBeist@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 25d
Borat is explicitly a parody of USA stereotypes of Eastern Europeans, made to clown on the "stupid americans" who are too ignorant to realize this person is clearly too one-dimensional to be a real human.
But based on the post's title, I'm guessing they are referring to Da Ali G Show, which I haven't seen, so I'm not poised to defend nor critique it.
I will however, share that Ali G's wikipedia page says this of him
So presumably he's intended as a parody of native brits who appropriate the style of other cultures to seem cool, and not a racist parody of said cultures. However, it's worth noting that intention != outcome. In that case, one might also point out that people, like Mr. Baron Cohen, can learn and grow from who they were 22 to 26 years ago, and hopefully he has.
Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 25d
Do you think it'd get the same reception if a Muslim guy dressed up like a stereotype of a jew and said the most offensive things imaginable?
GaumBeist@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 25d
Among the same audience as Borat, but in 2026? No, not even the sequel was as well-received as the original
Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 24d
At any point in history, lol
GaumBeist@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 24d
Oh then yeah, probably. Popular comedy was really "edgy" (bigoted) in the 00s; people probably got away with even worse in the 80s and 90s, but I wasn't around for much of it to say for certain
Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 24d
The answer is no, it wouldn't.