New York Times on the Meaning of Borat
Today, New York Times scribe Sharon Waxman analyzes the hell out of Borat.
She starts her article describing a few quintessential Borat scenes, that if your read between the lines, appear to have "induced squirming". However, as the article concludes you get the feeling that even Waxman had a good laugh at a racialist joke or two, thanks to Borat's Kaufman like antics.
In the story we learn a bit more about Kazakhstan, through Borat of course:
· Borat is not explicitly Muslim, but Kazakhstan has a large Sunni Muslim population along with a sizable contingent of Orthodox Christians.
· During the shoot Fox ignored numerous protests from the Kazakh Embassy in Washington, whose officials were concerned about the depiction of their country as prejudiced.
We still predict that Kazahkastan will see a spike in tourist interest around the time the movie debuts (Novemember 3rd).
Oh, and Sharon, for the record, Ali G is not a "vaguely Muslim British idiot" he is a black British idiot. See above clip for clarification.
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