#borat

[todays-xkcd]

Borat came out twenty years ago this year--closer to the breakup of the Soviet Union than to today--but it honestly feels like it's been even longer, somehow.

Husband and Wife [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

[Megan & Cueball talk.]

Megan: I still feel a little weird saying the phrase “my husband”. Megan: It makes me feel so traditional, like a Victorian gossip.

Cueball: Yeah, well, my plight isn’t much better. Megan: What do you mean? Cueball: What’s the most salient cultural reference for the phrase “my wife”?

[Cueball has his hands raised.] Megan: Ughhhh, true. Cueball: Even now, after two decades, when I speak of you I hear his voice, echoing through the halls of memory like a cringy ghost.

[asimetia]

borat voice:

[checkyourasianbias]

If you don’t mind me asking, have you heard about any harmful and bad stereotypes about kazakhs?

I don't mind, but Kazakhs should be capitalized! I feel like the average person doesn't know much about Kazakhstan to be honest 😭 I've heard Kazakhs talk about mistakenly identified as being Chinese or people assuming Kazakhstan is a West Asian country because of the -stan suffix, so there is an aspect of identity erasure. But if people are aware, most of these stereotypes they know probably stem from Borat (a banned mockumentary "dark comedy" film). Sometimes people mistakenly assume the entirety of Kazakhstan is a nomadic, undeveloped society and everyone rides horses and lives in yurts. This goes hand in hand with the assumption that the country is dangerous (which I think stems from Islamaphobia because a lot of people assume Kazakhstan is an Islamic country. Islam is the predominant religion but the country is secular). The more I think about it, I feel like people view Kazakhstan similarly to how they view the Middle East generally and apply the same sentiments, if they are aware of the country at all.

[timsplosion]

Dash is ready to dress to impress for any occasion. Rarity is recovering well from her aneurysm.

[irl-loading-screens]

Rudy Giuliani, former NYC mayor, Trump's personal lawyer, and drag queen, is in critical condition in a hospital in Florida. No further details available at this time

[bretzkysbs]

[abuffwizard]

MAH NAME A BORAT

borat voice my pipe

[scrapnick]

There are striking similarities between Nosferatu and Borat when you really think about it.

Mustache

Funny accent

Travelling across the sea for the woman who don’t want him

Driving the local population into madness

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