yeah no kidding. I admit I didn't read the original article the letter was in response to, because I had been sort of avoiding the Borat hype at that point, but I should read it now that the movie is out and everything. It's probably online. More of newsweek is available online than almost any other magazine I'm aware of. To be honest the whole Borat thing rubs me the wrong way, although I'm sure it's hilarious and makes a pretty scary point. Yeah I know I'm probably being a party pooper, but I don't want to support that sort of provoking behavior, blah blah blah.
--- In [email protected], "denisesudell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Michael Campbell > <tyger42@> wrote: > > > > > > > Frankly, I have no sympathy for the person. A simple Google search > > would have found many references to SBC and the Borat character. I > > imagine one of the highlighted links would be the "Throw the Jew Down > > the Well" sequence on YouTube. > > > > You work for a news station, moron. Do some freakin' research that > > doesn't entail going by what the publicist provides. > > > You should also read the freakin' release form. Sure, I'm a lawyer > and I can understand legal gobbledygook more easily than some, but the > Borat releases (according to both Newsweek and Slate) were longer than > usual and included some unusual language, such as agreeing not to sue > over "breach[es] of alleged moral behavior" and "fraud (such as any > alleged deception or surprise about the Film)." If I'd seen that, all > of my alarm bells would have gone off. > > And the other people Newsweek interviewed were just as bad. I mean, > you agree to let somebody sing the national anthem at your event when > you've never heard them sing a note, and the CD they send you to > demonstrate his voice is blank? No way. If this movie teaches people > anything, it oughta be, "Do your freakin' homework, people." > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
