[Echo Talon]

Not really that funny... Exploiting these poor people like this is disgusting. Guess thats what "comedians" and "actors" think is funny. Borat got his arse kicked in NYC now I think thats funny.

[teddyballgame]

"Exploiting these poor people like this is disgusting".

I agree but what person in their right mind, poor or otherwise signs a waiver and acts like this? The frat boys in the US are suing as well - what's their excuse? They were duped too?

[mjolnir]

Not really that funny... Exploiting these poor people like this is disgusting. Guess thats what "comedians" and "actors" think is funny. Borat got his arse kicked in NYC now I think thats funny.

Well said, Echo Talon.

If Michael Moore pulled this kind of thing--- taking people out of context and misrepresenting himself in order to manipulate them in order to make him rich--- which is essentially what Moore does do in "Roger and Me" and his other movies-- then people (at least conservatives) wouldn't be so easy on him.

In his techniques, Borat is basically a descendant of Michael Moore. Manipulative venom definitely can be funny as long as it's not directed at you (which is why leftists love Moore and conservatives hate him, but pretty much everyone who doesn't identify with his victims loves Borat), but it's never a good thing.

[Southerngl]

>>>Not really that funny... Exploiting these poor people like this is disgusting. Guess thats what "comedians" and "actors" think is funny. Borat got his arse kicked in NYC now I think thats funny.>>>

I really tend to agree with you. If he told these people he was from their neighboring country and claimed to be making a documentary and it was really a commercial movie... Yeah, I'd be ticked off too and demand my cut. Especially if I lived with 'manure stained streets and no running water'.