Borat? Not cool. - Bilge

FZ Feelin Zombified Tiki Socialite The Exotic Shores of Lake St. Clair Joined: Jul 15, 2003 Posts: 1340	FZ Feelin Zombified Posted posted on Wed, Jan 3, 2007 7:40 PM On 2006-11-12 14:29, donhonyc wrote: ...I find putting regular, otherwise harmless people on the spot to be the fodder for your own comedy not cool. When something like The Daily Show pulls this kind of routine with somebody that deserves it, it's funny. I thought 'Borat' did this pretty well with the Frat Guys ... Quoth Monkeyskull: I think that 99.9% or so of this reaction flows strictly from whether the file strikes you as funny or not. I have yet to see the flick, and I really don't have an opinion either way, but... Why did you find the ridicule of "Frat Guys" acceptable when the rest of the film troubled you? I kinda get the vibe that Monkeyskull may have hit on something...

On 2006-11-12 14:29, donhonyc wrote:
...I find putting regular, otherwise harmless people on the spot to be the fodder for your own comedy not cool. When something like The Daily Show pulls this kind of routine with somebody that deserves it, it's funny. I thought 'Borat' did this pretty well with the Frat Guys ...

Quoth Monkeyskull:
I think that 99.9% or so of this reaction flows strictly from whether the file strikes you as funny or not.

I have yet to see the flick, and I really don't have an opinion either way, but...

Why did you find the ridicule of "Frat Guys" acceptable when the rest of the film troubled you? I kinda get the vibe that Monkeyskull may have hit on something...

Post #276411 by Feelin Zombified on Wed, Jan 3, 2007 7:40 PM