I think there's a discussion to be had about satirising the in-group vs satirising the out-group, especially when it comes to how privilege intersects with this stuff.
Obviously there's the whole both-sidesism thing and also how equal opportunity bigotry primarily serves the interests of the dominant groups.
I think he was playing some 3D chess by “criticizing both sides,” the left for correctly believing that the IDF is a genocidal force, and the right for believing the same and praising it
Imagine if SBC had better politics and he used that character and his brand of irreverence to get some real mask off reactions about the current situation.
Borat and What Is America had many scenes that explored the American zeitgeist in their respective eras. WIA had some funny moments like when he got some Republican politician to say dumb shit and got Dick Cheney to sign a water board jug. It’s offensive enough for liberals to seem like they’re not voting, but not radical enough to really “expose” anything.*
*Though one time he got some hotel manager to reveal that he can procure underage girls. They reported it to the FBI, but he likely reported one of their own agents.
To his Credit, SBC also played a grossly stereotyped Israeli for laughs as Elan Morad
I think there's a discussion to be had about satirising the in-group vs satirising the out-group, especially when it comes to how privilege intersects with this stuff.
Obviously there's the whole both-sidesism thing and also how equal opportunity bigotry primarily serves the interests of the dominant groups.
I think the main joke about Elan morrad isn’t how racist Israelis are though- but it’s certainly a part of the setup.
the joke is that Americans can be conned into insane Islamophobia because they worship the Israeli “security” apparatus.
I think he was playing some 3D chess by “criticizing both sides,” the left for correctly believing that the IDF is a genocidal force, and the right for believing the same and praising it
Yeah but only because it made the Republicans buy into his schtick.
He also played a very funny gay Austrian in Bruno but everyone forgets that.
Wassup
Imagine if SBC had better politics and he used that character and his brand of irreverence to get some real mask off reactions about the current situation.
I mean wasn't that the premise of "what is America?"
Never watched it though
Borat and What Is America had many scenes that explored the American zeitgeist in their respective eras. WIA had some funny moments like when he got some Republican politician to say dumb shit and got Dick Cheney to sign a water board jug. It’s offensive enough for liberals to seem like they’re not voting, but not radical enough to really “expose” anything.*
*Though one time he got some hotel manager to reveal that he can procure underage girls. They reported it to the FBI, but he likely reported one of their own agents.
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