The Below post is not mine; despite that failing, it is quite articulate. I also think Mr. Cohen is a Cambridge alum rather than an Oxford alum, but I am not sure and don't care enough to check.


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You do realize that Borat is not a real person, don't you? That he is actually (and ironically) the creation of an Oxford-educated British Jew, Sasha Baron Cohen?

Borat is intended to unmask latent anti-semitism, homophobia, misogynism and racism in people who would otherwise keep their mouths shut and judge people in silence. And he is brilliant at it. Perhaps if you see the footage of "Borat's" sucessful attempt to get a roomful of southerners to happily sing a song called "Throw the Jew Down the Well," you would understand.

That's pretty damn clever in my book. And it makes a poignant point about society and the human condition. The fact that he manages to make it strangely hilarious is just icing on the cake.

What do you mean, "15 minutes," anyway? That's the sort of comment you reserve for people with no apparent talent to speak of, like Paris Hilton. Do you say that about all entertainers you don't happen to like?

Lighten up.