Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Some people are so touchy
Unbelievably, some people simply do not want to be international superstars of the silver screen. The villagers of Glod in Romania, the location Sacha Baron Cohen used to portray Borat's hometown in Kazakhztan, are suing him because he portrayed them in the film as a backward group of rapists, abortionists and prostitutes who casually indulge in incest.
Hey, what are they complaining about, some people would kill for this kind of publicity.
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Touchy? Or suddenly receiving visits from lawyers with class action forms?
Actually, they all signed water tight waivers, so I don't think they are going to have a leg to stand on.
Sounds like the place for a holiday! Tourism could be their next big thang.
They are dying for the publicity...it seems.
a group of prisoners in the uk are sueing the prison service for getting them off heroin while they were inside. the audacity! surely a breach of human rights ...
Are they upset because of a decline in tourism due to the movie????
you know, added to this, the Kazakhztan government has commissioned a film to be made (at a huge cost in comparison to their yearly budget) which details the life of a small boy who is forced to leave his village in search for his best friend / donkey, which has been stolen, or something
they believe this will make the world view Kazakhztan better. but really, it's just like how Cohen describes it (bar the prostitution / incest etc)
meva - apparently tourism has increased ever since borat has been around (close to 10 years)
pendullum - see above
emma - sorry for trying to answer some of your questions
mad muthas...that story sounds funny, but actually I think those prisoners do have a case. They were made to go cold turkey when usually you are given methadone and other drugs to get you through the come down.
kiki ...I don't know, Cohen is such a brilliant satirist I don't feel like I can criticize him, but now I come to think of it, he probably did exploit those Romanians. But you are right, the Kazakhztan tourist board should be grateful for the free publicity.
oh, and feel free to answer questions on my blog. I need a vacation.
Emma:
The lady doth protest too much, me thinks (Um, that would be the Kazakhztanians protesting too much). I don't think they're in a position to be flouting so much national pride (but there is honor among theives, so to speak).
The Borat character has been around for years and has been having great fun at the expense of the British upper classes through his 'interviews' and days out at Henley Regatta. Now he's more mainstream, and he's 'interviewing' the masses there's uproar! Is it now just the result of Americanisation process? Seems that everything in the US involves a lawyer, or will involve one!
Hey hotty! Me likee that new picture long time!
Glod. It has one of those names which would make you want to avoid going there even if you knew nothing about the place. Like Grimsby. And Slough.
Amazing...everybody needs to fucking relax, well, not everybody...
and your new pic? hhaawwwttt. your boobs look awesome.
Kevin..Glad you like my boobs...I actually went to see the Borat film yesterday. It is absolutely hysterical. You will not believe that Borat does a sixty-nine with an obese man, or that he tries to kidnap Pamela Anderson. Highly recommended.
I think there are some drunken racist frat boys in the movie who wish that slavery was legal again who are also suing... people need to read the damn fine print!
kristin...that frat boy scene is hilarious. They dig themselves into a hole and make total fools of themselves, Borat does not even have to ask them leading questions. I feel tragically naive when I see supposedly educated 19 year olds talking about how they wish slavery was still legal. Very sad.
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