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“The premiere of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film featuring his farcical character ‘Borat’ has raised anew concerns among some in the Jewish community about the character’s notoriously boastful expressions of anti-Semitism and stereotyping of others … One has to understand that there is absolutely no intent on the part of the filmmakers to offend .. on the part of Sacha Baron Cohen, who is himself proudly Jewish. We hope that everyone who chooses to see the film understands Mr. Cohen’s comedic technique, which is to use humor to unmask the absurd and irrational side of anti-Semitism … We are concerned, however, that one serious pitfall is that the audience may not always be sophisticated enough to get the joke, and that some may even find it reinforcing their bigotry …” wrote the ADL

I don’t know – you gotta have a little faith that people aren’t that stupid .. Borat wears a neon speedo fer crissakes ..
-MAB