Hey Borat! Not Everyone's In on the Joke(Frat Brothers Drunk Made Anti-Semitic Remarks, Sue Film)

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[fight_truth_decay]

...their legal team will have to show that they would not normally behave in this manner...

Can the power of intoxicants and/or the environment cause a 'temporary' change in one's persona?

"....mental states, induced by various physiological, psychological, or pharmacological maneuvers or agents, which can be recognized subjectively by the individual himself (or by an objective observer of the individual) as representing a sufficient deviation, in terms of subjective experience or psychological functioning, from certain general norms as determined by the subjective experience and psychological functioning of that individual during alert, waking consciousness. This sufficient deviation may be represented by a greater preoccupation with internal sensations or mental processes than is usual, by changes in the formal characteristics of thought, and by impairment of reality-testing to various degrees...." -Chuuk-Socio-Cultural Interpretation

CNN Money reports Borat , promoted as a "mockumentary", made $29 million in its' first two weeks internationally.

[El Conservador]

Lawsuits not going anywhere!!!

With his tradition of always responding in character (as Borat), and never as his real self (as Sacha Baron-Cohen), it might get interesting, but the lawsuits won't proceed.

[L98Fiero]

"Lawsuits not going anywhere!!!"

Based on what?

[Callahan]

In my experience, you don't have to get South Carolina fraternity guys that drunk for this sort of thing.

[G8 Diplomat]

They banned this film in Russia. And the Kazakhs aren't so happy either.

http://stopborat.com/

[trumandogz]

In their complaint, the two men allege that the movie has caused them emotional distress along with injuring their reputation and standing in the community. Since the release of the film, both individuals have lost their jobs – one at a large corporation and the other an internship.

Baaaaaaawaaaaaaa!!!! That is even funnier than the Borat movie.

[AngloSaxonChristian]

Based on the fact that Fox's lawyers are much bigger than the frat boys, and that the fratties drank $100 worth of alcohol before voluntarily taking part! :)

http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/21/movies/main2202063.shtml

http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/747/747046p1.html

[trumandogz]

What are the chances of Borat finding two sexist, racist and anti-semitic frat boys?

[Gondring]

Borat wreaked havoc on air, urgently telling the host and the viewers about his need to urinate and then proceeding to mention other sex acts.

"Urination and other 'sex acts'"...?! Hmmm...didn't know they went for that stuff in Mississippi! ;-)

[Williams]

Wow, was everything in the movie for real except for the two actors? If so, that film was a masterpiece.

[fight_truth_decay]

Baron Cohen, still in costume, went to a local bar and play a prank on an unsuspecting New Yorker. According to the report, Baron Cohen asked the man for his clothes so that he could perform a sexual act upon them. The man, un-amused, took great umbrage and attacked Baron Cohen.... There is no word yet if Cohen is seeking a legal remedy.

Stretch a rubber band too far and it just might come back to snap ya!

[I Hired Craig Livingstone]

Sing it! (Kazakhstan's National Anthem)

Kazakhstan greatest country in the world.
All other countries are run by little girls.
Kazakhstan number one exporter of potassium.
Other countries have inferior potassium.

Kazakhstan home of Tinshein swimming pool.
It’s length thirty meter and width six meter.
Filtration system a marvel to behold.
It remove 80 percent of human solid waste.

Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place.
From Plains of Tarashek to Norther fence of Jewtown.
Kazakhstan friend of all except Uzbekistan.
They very nosey people with bone in their brain.
Kazakhstan industry best in the world.
We incented toffee and trouser belt.
Kazakhstan’s prostitutes cleanest in the region.
Except of course Turkmenistan’s

Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place.
From Plains of Tarashek to Norther fence of Jewtown.

[Madison Moose]

That's a great site.

I believe it's made by the same people that created The People's Cube, Communists for Kerry, and Che-Mart.

[I Hired Craig Livingstone]

Wow, was everything in the movie for real except for the two actors? If so, that film was a masterpiece.

Yes, it was real. Borat and companion were the only ones who were acting. That's why it's so funny.

[G8 Diplomat]

Oh really? I didn't know that....
OK, ignore post #5 everybody

[L98Fiero]

So you wouldn't mind the Girls Gone Wild crew getting your daughter drunk and tricking her into doing stuff? How open minded of you.

And entering into contracts under false pretenses the other parties are under the influence of alcohol is OK with you? Just wondering.

[trumandogz]

Actually the prostitute is an actress.

[trumandogz]

I imagine those frat boys are anti-semitic and racist jerks with or without alcohol.

[TChad]

People seem to be dismissing these lawsuits as frivolous, but I wonder if they might not succeed. There is no question that Cohen and his producers deceived their "actors." If the frat brothers were obviously drunk when they signed the release, as I gather that the film shows them to be, then they were not competent to sign.

[trumandogz]

I am not quite sure I see the cause and effect relationship of getting drunk and spouting racist and anti-semitic garbage.