Do you think Borat is sexist?

Question

Borat is highlighting comparisons between how women in his own country are treated with say women in the west to state the obvious.
Women are far happier being regarded as the weaker sex
both mentally and physically:as they know they are the weaker sex

Women should stay at home have babies and look after there men: as they know that this is there true function which evolution over tens of thousands of years has prepared them for.
Unfortunately a lot of misguided women fall into the trap and do not appreciate there role in maintaining the species and the male dominance in that species
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Ever since Emily Pankhurst's self delusion and the accompanying brain washing exercise that the female was equal to the male of the species, the female has been burdened with the impossible task of trying to match the male

This situation has overstretched women for the past 90 years or so and this pressure biologically can be seen through the manifestation of some women growing facial hair and testicles.

Women should be both allowed to be sugar and spice and all things nice and free from the damaging effects of competing with the male

Answer 1

Borat is a parody of really backward sexists who look upon women as half-men, tools of sexual intercourse, or animals of burden. That film is satirical.

Answer 2

Borat is sexist, but its ok because he's taking the p*ss out of sexist people.. like the author on here (by the sound of him anyway).

Terribly sorry, but you are the one who is disillusioned here. Physically, women are designed to face more endurance than men.I think the whole weaker sex debate is just a load of testosterone driven hoohah. It just doesn't wash anymore, get over it!
Besides, women are the ones to thank for the fact we can actually think for ourselves. While the big strong hunter gatherer men were out hunting for meat etc, women were the ones who caught fish, which has played a tremendous role in our evolution.

Also, look at tribes in south america, there isn't a real patriarchal sense in their societies. Men and women work together and there is no "we're better than you" debate between the genders. They just get on with it, which I think you need to do as well.

There is no such thing as a man's place or a woman's place, and I think you'd realise it if you were castrated so you don't have anymore of that testosterone junk messing up your pretty little head..

Answer 3

Borat is just trying to be funny, it's just a movie after all my dear. What goes on the screen is not the reality we live in, you know.
You say that 'women should stay home have babies and look after their men' but in the reality so many women are not able afford that, because their men's income is not good enough for that, for example. It's not that easy as you might think.
And anyway, I know that you disagree with me but women are capable for working too, and I think it's a wast not to work as it is so. 'Because that's how it was' long time ago doesn't meant that that's how it should be even today. Things that once suitable for the society long ago don't always work with today's society that we live in. The role of men and women haven been evolving, and you should have realised that.

Answer 4

From what I have seen of Ali G, is that he pokes at weaknesses, conflicts, and taboos where people's cultural thinking or expectations clash.

So instead of people angrily protesting either the subjugation or stereotypes of women in Arab, Muslim or Middle Eastern countries, he very boldly satirizes the whole issue by coming out and stating the most absurd exaggerations.

Whether or not you think he, himself, is sexist or racist, or agrees or disagrees to any degree, is not the issue here. The fact that he presents these stereotypes so blatantly brings them to public light as ridiculous, regardless of individual viewpoints.

The point of his humor is to tease people about the conflict which we otherwise might be too ashamed or angry about to deal with openly. This forces the issue out to be addressed. As long as the humor is not mean-spirited, but is poking at human nature in general, I find laughter and creativity can actual open up and facilitate the healing and recovery process where it fosters constructive dialogue and awareness.

Answer 5

Trying to "match the male"? Its more like women have to excel well past to achieve recognition that is given to the male at a normal level.

I have never thought about Borat as a supressive symbol toward women...I do understand that most of the character's motivation is humor and, in effect, is satirical. As long as this is understood, this is why Borat is funny. I might be wrong.

Answer 6

the kind of reverse psychology that the character 'borat' shows is
how women, although equal, are still being maltreated all over the world and even though the western world is frowning on this, what they don't realise is that they are the worst hypocrites of all!
so what borat is showing us is that the western world is infact still sexist but they have been to blind to notice.

Answer 7

Borat is not a real person, that is a character he plays and says things to offend people on purpose. Sorry I cannot get upset over what a fictional character says.

Answer 8

No, Borat is not sexist. He [or rather his alter ego Sacha Baron Cohen] highlights the sexism of others by saying outrageous things [sardonically] which the unwary concur with!
Sharrie

Answer 9

He's an actor, so he's not real. He's a character so I don't take him seriously.
He's like Andy Kaufman whom is another often misunderstood comedian.

I think he makes fun of how racist/sexist some people can be....he pokes fun at that.
He doesn't bother me.

He's really just a Jewish guy who graduated from Stanford who is really silly.

peace.

Answer 10

***-mon - don't be so paranoid. Borat is a CHARACTER and not a person, a satirist who makes those male chauvinistic propoganda.

Charlie Chaplin played Adolf Hitler in "The Great Dictator" - you reckon he was a Nazi???