[ti]ecstatic[/ti]GA republican resigns after appearance on Baron-Cohen show
Jul 26, 2018 15:17:56 GMT -5
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Post by Optimus on Jul 26, 2018 15:17:56 GMT -5
Ha, haven't seen the full episode b/c I don't have Showtime, but I bet it's an awesome trainwreck to watch. There's also a clip in the article:
Shame that Ocasio-Cortez isn't here to decry that it's a "doctored video" and "fake news."
As uncomfortable as some of Baron-Cohen's past interviews are to watch, and I think he sometimes goes a bit too far, I think it's funny as shit when a stupid bigot like this gets exposed. A person is free to be a disgusting, garbage human in their own private life, I suppose. But, the fewer of them in positions of governmental power, the better.
Full article: www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/25/17612232/jason-spencer-sacha-baron-cohen-resign
In the segment, Cohen, posing as an Israeli security expert named Erran Morad, made ridiculous suggestions to Spencer. Spencer followed the suggestions and then some:
Spencer brandished stereotypes of a Chinese tourist while using a selfie stick to slide a phone camera beneath an actor’s burqa to take a picture. The exercise was supposed to teach Spencer how to identify terrorists, because the pictures can reveal if a weapon is under a burqa.
Cohen’s character, Morad, told Spencer that one way to attract attention in public and thwart a potential kidnapper is to yell an unspecified “n-word.” Spencer, in response, repeatedly shouted the racist slur. Morad then said, “You crazy? The n-word is ‘noonie.’ Not this word. This word is disgusting.”
Morad then told Spencer that dropping his pants and touching terrorist attackers with his bare butt would scare them away, because the attackers would be frightened by the possibility that the contact would turn them gay. Spencer followed along, pulling down his pants and chasing Morad with his bare butt while chanting, “USA!” and “America!”
In a post-credits video, Spencer, in “A Message to Terrorists,” said, “All you damn sand-ni**ers over in the Middle East, we are tired of you coming to America, and we are tired of you trying to threaten us.”
Spencer brandished stereotypes of a Chinese tourist while using a selfie stick to slide a phone camera beneath an actor’s burqa to take a picture. The exercise was supposed to teach Spencer how to identify terrorists, because the pictures can reveal if a weapon is under a burqa.
Cohen’s character, Morad, told Spencer that one way to attract attention in public and thwart a potential kidnapper is to yell an unspecified “n-word.” Spencer, in response, repeatedly shouted the racist slur. Morad then said, “You crazy? The n-word is ‘noonie.’ Not this word. This word is disgusting.”
Morad then told Spencer that dropping his pants and touching terrorist attackers with his bare butt would scare them away, because the attackers would be frightened by the possibility that the contact would turn them gay. Spencer followed along, pulling down his pants and chasing Morad with his bare butt while chanting, “USA!” and “America!”
In a post-credits video, Spencer, in “A Message to Terrorists,” said, “All you damn sand-ni**ers over in the Middle East, we are tired of you coming to America, and we are tired of you trying to threaten us.”
Shame that Ocasio-Cortez isn't here to decry that it's a "doctored video" and "fake news."
As uncomfortable as some of Baron-Cohen's past interviews are to watch, and I think he sometimes goes a bit too far, I think it's funny as shit when a stupid bigot like this gets exposed. A person is free to be a disgusting, garbage human in their own private life, I suppose. But, the fewer of them in positions of governmental power, the better.
Full article: www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/25/17612232/jason-spencer-sacha-baron-cohen-resign
