OLBERMANN AND GARAFOLO: Playing the Racist Game

[Coronita]

[quote=CONCHO]Speaking of Jewish….You see Borat?
If so, how is that not racist against Jews? Why was that tolerated and the movie a prize winner?

It might have something to do with the fact that Sasha Baron Cohen is Jewish. Somehow I don’t think that Chris Rock could have gotten away with those jokes… But in any case the jokes in Borat are mostly about racism and xenophobia, they are not actually racist or xenophobic.[/quote]

Not exactly. I think the parody of the rodeo was as you suggested jokes about racism and xenopobia.

The jewish references was just kinda of out there, and I thought was derrogatory, even if it came from Cohen. The fact that this movie won some awards from the american public is disturbing.

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[quote=flu]I wouldn’t think anything of it[/quote]

You don’t see the difference between threatening a Jew with a furnace and threatening a non-Jew with the same? You have read history, haven’t you?

[quote=flu]Speaking of Jewish….You see Borat?
If so, how is that not racist against Jews? Why was that tolerated and the movie a prize winner?
Would it have been as well received if those jokes were about african americans?[/quote]

In case you couldn’t tell from his name, Sacha Baron Cohen is an Orthodox Jew. That gives him some license to make fun of Jews (himself) in the same way that the Wayans brothers can make fun of blacks (themselves) and Will Farrel can make fun of whites (himself).

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[quote=flu]I wouldn’t think anything of it[/quote]

You don’t see the difference between threatening a Jew with a furnace and threatening a non-Jew with the same? You have read history, haven’t you?

[quote=flu]Speaking of Jewish….You see Borat?
If so, how is that not racist against Jews? Why was that tolerated and the movie a prize winner?
Would it have been as well received if those jokes were about african americans?[/quote]

In case you couldn’t tell from his name, Sacha Baron Cohen is an Orthodox Jew. That gives him some license to make fun of Jews (himself) in the same way that the Wayans brothers can make fun of blacks (themselves) and Will Farrel can make fun of whites (himself).

[afx114]

[quote=flu]I wouldn’t think anything of it[/quote]

You don’t see the difference between threatening a Jew with a furnace and threatening a non-Jew with the same? You have read history, haven’t you?

[quote=flu]Speaking of Jewish….You see Borat?
If so, how is that not racist against Jews? Why was that tolerated and the movie a prize winner?
Would it have been as well received if those jokes were about african americans?[/quote]

In case you couldn’t tell from his name, Sacha Baron Cohen is an Orthodox Jew. That gives him some license to make fun of Jews (himself) in the same way that the Wayans brothers can make fun of blacks (themselves) and Will Farrel can make fun of whites (himself).

[afx114]

[quote=flu]I wouldn’t think anything of it[/quote]

You don’t see the difference between threatening a Jew with a furnace and threatening a non-Jew with the same? You have read history, haven’t you?

[quote=flu]Speaking of Jewish….You see Borat?
If so, how is that not racist against Jews? Why was that tolerated and the movie a prize winner?
Would it have been as well received if those jokes were about african americans?[/quote]

In case you couldn’t tell from his name, Sacha Baron Cohen is an Orthodox Jew. That gives him some license to make fun of Jews (himself) in the same way that the Wayans brothers can make fun of blacks (themselves) and Will Farrel can make fun of whites (himself).

[afx114]

[quote=flu]I wouldn’t think anything of it[/quote]

You don’t see the difference between threatening a Jew with a furnace and threatening a non-Jew with the same? You have read history, haven’t you?

[quote=flu]Speaking of Jewish….You see Borat?
If so, how is that not racist against Jews? Why was that tolerated and the movie a prize winner?
Would it have been as well received if those jokes were about african americans?[/quote]

In case you couldn’t tell from his name, Sacha Baron Cohen is an Orthodox Jew. That gives him some license to make fun of Jews (himself) in the same way that the Wayans brothers can make fun of blacks (themselves) and Will Farrel can make fun of whites (himself).

[an]

[quote=flu]
When the ripping happens, the chinese/japanese/koreans usually rip the Filipinos and Thai (sometimes Vietanamese).
[/quote]
There’s a definitely “ripping” order :-). You forgot Cambodians and Laotians.

[an]

[quote=flu]
When the ripping happens, the chinese/japanese/koreans usually rip the Filipinos and Thai (sometimes Vietanamese).
[/quote]
There’s a definitely “ripping” order :-). You forgot Cambodians and Laotians.

[an]

[quote=flu]
When the ripping happens, the chinese/japanese/koreans usually rip the Filipinos and Thai (sometimes Vietanamese).
[/quote]
There’s a definitely “ripping” order :-). You forgot Cambodians and Laotians.

[an]

[quote=flu]
When the ripping happens, the chinese/japanese/koreans usually rip the Filipinos and Thai (sometimes Vietanamese).
[/quote]
There’s a definitely “ripping” order :-). You forgot Cambodians and Laotians.

[an]

[quote=flu]
When the ripping happens, the chinese/japanese/koreans usually rip the Filipinos and Thai (sometimes Vietanamese).
[/quote]
There’s a definitely “ripping” order :-). You forgot Cambodians and Laotians.

[an]

[quote=afx114]
In case you couldn’t tell from his name, Sacha Baron Cohen is an Orthodox Jew. That gives him some license to make fun of Jews (himself) in the same way that the Wayans brothers can make fun of blacks (themselves) and Will Farrel can make fun of whites (himself).[/quote]
And that’s what you call double standard. Just because you’re part of the group you’re making fun of doesn’t make it any less derogatory. It just mean people can’t call you racist even though you are. You can be racist against your own people.

[an]

[quote=afx114]
In case you couldn’t tell from his name, Sacha Baron Cohen is an Orthodox Jew. That gives him some license to make fun of Jews (himself) in the same way that the Wayans brothers can make fun of blacks (themselves) and Will Farrel can make fun of whites (himself).[/quote]
And that’s what you call double standard. Just because you’re part of the group you’re making fun of doesn’t make it any less derogatory. It just mean people can’t call you racist even though you are. You can be racist against your own people.

[an]

[quote=afx114]
In case you couldn’t tell from his name, Sacha Baron Cohen is an Orthodox Jew. That gives him some license to make fun of Jews (himself) in the same way that the Wayans brothers can make fun of blacks (themselves) and Will Farrel can make fun of whites (himself).[/quote]
And that’s what you call double standard. Just because you’re part of the group you’re making fun of doesn’t make it any less derogatory. It just mean people can’t call you racist even though you are. You can be racist against your own people.

[an]

[quote=afx114]
In case you couldn’t tell from his name, Sacha Baron Cohen is an Orthodox Jew. That gives him some license to make fun of Jews (himself) in the same way that the Wayans brothers can make fun of blacks (themselves) and Will Farrel can make fun of whites (himself).[/quote]
And that’s what you call double standard. Just because you’re part of the group you’re making fun of doesn’t make it any less derogatory. It just mean people can’t call you racist even though you are. You can be racist against your own people.

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