Thanks to Brad Feld  for posting this link to Salon.com’s excellent investigative report into how many of Borat’s scenes were staged setups versus Reality TV.

http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/11/10/guide_to_borat/

The report reveals that the vast majority of Borat’s content is a full-on comedy scam that was brilliantly (and sometimes daringly) executed on various groups and individuals across the U.S.  And most of Borat’s "victims" are taking it very well, with the notable exception of the University of South Carolina Chi Psi frat boys who are initiating legal action against 20th Century Fox and One America Productions.  Perhaps they feel compelled to sue because they can’t handle the fact that their morality-in-the-gutter virtuoso performances are an embarrassment to the youth of this country.

Related posts:

1. Borat: Comedy, Investigative Reporting, or Both?
2. Hand in Hand Continues to Shine and Light the Path Toward Jewish-Arab Coexistence in Israel
3. Unaffiliated But Not Agnostic– The Number of Americans Outside of Organized Religion Continues to Swell
4. Borat and American Anti-Semitism– Missing the Forest for the Trees?
5. Major Victory for Jewish Religious Pluralism in Israel: Reform and Conservative Conversions Will Finally Be Recognized by The State of Israel

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