• TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca
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    10 days ago

    Ali G specifically is absolutely pure uncut satire. You could find 1000 Ali Gs in a day roaming through London in his heyday.

    It would make a lot more sense to discuss actual racist characters like Borat or General Aladeen. Even then, I think Cohen is just guilty of being an edgy comedian in the 00s. I think he’s made a lot of art that’s going to age very poorly (or has) but I don’t feel like he was ever punching down except on his own audience

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    7 days ago

    He is a zionist, which is about as racist and supremecist as you can possibly be, so I dont agree that his humor is based in mocking racism.