Tuesday, November 14, 2006

UPDATE: Perhaps the joke is on Borat

Here's another viewpoint. For the most part, the Americans upon whom Sasha is trying to pull pranks respond with the utmost politeness. And as the author of this article points out, the rodeo crowd did stop cheering when they realized Borat was going too far, the gun seller didn't sell him a gun, and the genteel Southern dinner guests and hostess went very far in their politeness and tolerance.

Borat exposes "crassness" of America? I think not. Borat exposes its extreme politeness.

Read the article here:

http://www.slate.com/id/2153578/?GT1=8805

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