DIC: takeover thread

[Lapskaus]

people need to lighten up. Jihad and gayness should be ok to joke about.

[WaltonRed]

Originally Posted by theRedHorse Yes, and who's the main character? 90% of the movie, you're laughing at A "backwards" brown person who thinks a Giant Eagle created the world, and is completely lost in "the West".

You obviously havent seen it, since when was Borat 'brown' which if we are being pedantic today could be taken as a racist term.

I believe the term is 'mixed race' or 'bi racial'.

[thechap]

Originally Posted by DJLJ P&G UK and Ireland - Fairy Liquid What exactly does fairy liquid mean then, if fairy means gay?

Maybe it means 'Pathetic Liquid'? Doubtful as it seems to sell so well...

[silverlining]

Originally Posted by Lapskaus people need to lighten up. Jihad and gayness should be ok to joke about.

I'm not sure it's a good idea to joke about gayness in, say, Iran.

You might get hanged or stoned to death.

[coop]

wibble.

[wiiksie]

Originally Posted by Lapskaus people need to lighten up. Jihad and gayness should be ok to joke about.

Its the double-standards that people have a problem with, not the issues per se.

[James Dean]

Originally Posted by silverlining I'm not sure it's a good idea to joke about gayness in, say, Iran. You might get hanged or stoned to death.

Would you get your last meal though?

[KevieG]

So all the racist/homophobic posts are really biting satire? John Milton eat your heart out.

Went right over my head, apologies to all.

[RedinSweden]

Originally Posted by Karl Someone lock this please.

Yeah, Karls ruined it now.

[thechap]

Originally Posted by silverlining You're denser than a black's hole.

Hmmm, racist and homophobic.

[DJLJ]

Originally Posted by weeksie You're about 20 years out of date with your definitions. Poof and fairy mean one thing, and one thing only.

Washing up liquid? Or is that also out of touch?

[silverlining]

Originally Posted by thechap Hmmm, racist and homophobic.

This RedHorse clown is really fucking thick.
Has he been here long?

[theRedHorse]

Originally Posted by silverlining The main character is a Jew, playing a bloke from Kazakhstan. He isn't "brown", nor is he supposed to be.

Are you talking about the actor or the Character?

From what i remember the character ends up in a old couples house and legs it as soon as he realises they're jews.

Originally Posted by silverlining And he uses his "bacwards" persona to encourage white Americans to display their own ignorance and racism.

Again- You're speaking about the Actor, rather than the character. Fact is, Racist white people can go to watch Borat and indulge their racist views by laughing at the Kazakhstani. The "foreigner"

Originally Posted by silverlining You're denser than a black hole.

Yeah. sure.

[thechap]

Originally Posted by silverlining This RedHorse clown is really fucking thick. Has he been here long?

Ah, erm, oh. I was cracking a gag.

[theRedHorse]

Originally Posted by WaltonRed You obviously havent seen it, since when was Borat 'brown' which if we are being pedantic today could be taken as a racist term.

He's a "Foreigner".
and yes "Brown" can be seen as racist... hence my quotation marks

Originally Posted by WaltonRed I believe the term is 'mixed race' or 'bi racial'.

The character or the actor? I remember no reference to the Characters parents in the movie.

[Bob Spunkmouse]

Originally Posted by theRedHorse He's a "Foreigner". and yes "Brown" can be seen as racist... hence my quotation marks The character or the actor? I remember no reference to the Characters parents in the movie.

both Borat and Team America are satirical films that highlight perennial ignorance and underlying racism in people and expose ignorance. Neither are racist in my opinion, and if someone understands this and is intelligent enough to see the 'message' of these films, then quoting them with similar sentiment is acceptable to me. People who laugh at it because it's funny taking the piss out of jews or arabs are not only missing the point but are stupid and probably racist, people who laugh at it because it is funny (which Borat isnt actually) and do understand it are doing nothing wrong and shouldnt feel guilty about it.

It is similar to laughing at little britain. Laughing at a mentally ill character because she makes a funny noise and throws things about is offensive in my opinion, however it doesnt mean that the sketch is offensive per se.