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So I watched Borat again recently. It's fantastic. I was reading up on what happened to everyone after the movie, and it made my head hurt.

The basic theme of my comments below is: when you receive a release form that specifically says you will not sue the producers of the film for defamation of character or fraud, that should be your first warning sign that something is amiss.

AFTERMATH OF PARTICIPANTS

Dharma Arthur WAPT-TV news producer
She claims she left her job because her boss couldn't trust her after she had Borat on the show. Okay, how about next time YOU DO SOME RESEARCH INTO YOUR GUESTS. "She claims to have checked a public relations website that Borat's producers gave her before booking him." Yes, that's responsible. Why bother with more than one source?

Bobby Rowe rodeo producer
Actually he was just embarassed. I bet he's not mad about the free press his rodeo got, eh?

Cindy Streit etiquette consultant
She hired a high profile attorney to demand an investigation of the producers for fraud. How about you go read the release form a few more times, you idiot? It's not that hard to say "no."

The Retired/Retard Guy retired retard
In a salon.com interview, he said, "we got out of this pretty clean." What else happened at the dinner party??

Mariam and Joseph Behar bed & breakfast propriaters
They were quoted as saying: "This is very insulting. They never told us they were going to do this. It is really terrible." And that the film "outstanding," referring to Cohen as "very lovely and very polite" and a "genius." They considered the film more anti-Muslim than anti-Semitic and had feared that Cohen and his ensemble might be filming pornography in the house. So, at least they just planted some cockroaches instead of, well, you know.

Veteran Feminists of America American veteran feminists
They "sensed something odd was going on." Ya think? Go read your release form again.

Pamela Anderson waw-waw-we-waw
There is speculation that she divorced Kid Rock after he reacted "unfavorably" to the movie. First of all, why would anyone marry Kid Rock in the first place, and second of all, this is by far not the worst thing she's done on film.

United Pentecostal Crazies ::speaking in tongues::
"United Pentecostal ministers are barred from attending mainstream movies at all, and the faithful are strongly admonished against it." So who gives a fuck what you think about it?


PEOPLE WHO SUED

Villagers of Glod, Romania Played people in Borat's village
Um, who let them out of their cages? Also they claimed to be underpaid and wanted more money. Way to break the stereotypes of gypsies, there, guys.

Two of the USC Frat Brothers Gaaayyyy
They attempted to sue for defamation. Here's an idea, when you have two cameras on you, maybe you shouldn't say the most ignorant, sexist, racist shit that comes to your mind. Even though that's obviously how you really feel.

Esma Redžepova Singer whose music was used in the film
Okay, I'm not well-versed in international copyright law, but give her a royalty check, please.

Felix Cedeno Subway passenger
It's unclear which guy this was on the subway. If he was one of the guys who threatened to punch Borat, then cool out. If he was anyone else on the train, then quit your bitching.

Michael Psenicska driving school instructor
He accepted $500 to give Borat the driving lesson. Plus he no doubt signed the release form. Plus he handled the situation very well. Oh, and the case was dismissed.

Jeffrey Lemerond Terrified guy in New York who ran away yelling "go away"
Maybe you shouldn't be such a cowardly nutcase. Case dismissed!


KAZAKH CRITICISM

Kazakhstan was one of the few countries over there that didn't ban the film. They were very worried about their image after it came out and tried several things to counter the effects of the film.

But if you think Kazakhstan really is how it's portrayed in Borat, then you are a blithering idiot.

Anyway, a Kazakh reporter pointed out how extremely anti-American the film is. I think that is exactly right.

Apparently the movie sparked worldwide interest in Kazakhstan. Hell I still want to buy that Kazakh jersey!

After the film was a great success, the Kazakh government pretty much reversed their stance because they're not retarded.

Yeah, so I guess that's it.

Oh, yeah, also, the film was banned pretty much unilaterally in the Arab world. Despite all the harsh things they had to say about it, at least no one from the Religion of Peace™ blew anyone up over it. So, that's good.



Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borat of course.