Some things are truly beyond parody.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-robinson12-2009jul12,0,816523.story?vote47996319=1

Tell ya what, Sarge – I’ll go see this movie with my very straight, and very accepting, younger sister, whom I’ve been out to for 8 years (I was 19, she was 16). And, our wacko senses of humor being what they are, we’ll both laugh our asses off. Then we’ll head over to the Mall of America to go guy-watching together… and you can try to re-paint “heterosexuals” with that same broad brush again.

In all seriousness, though – I’ve always believed there are two kinds of stereotypes. The first is the distortion or utter fabrication, created with a pre-existing malicious intent. (E.g. Angry Talk-Radio White Men and their view of all black men as criminals). And the second is the comedic exaggeration built around a core of truth. (E.g. Bruno; I’m sorry, but – having spent my share of time in Minneapolis gay bars – there ARE a lot of effeminate gay men out there!)

It’s easy for the second kind of stereotype to BECOME the first, and thus become dangerous, if we don’t keep a close watch on it. But in determining whether this is likely to happen, one has to consider the context – and Sacha Baron Cohen is a man who’s been willing to extract some laughs by caricaturing even his OWN religion and culture. (Watch Borat sometime – and remember that Cohen is Jewish!) Real demagogues don’t usually go in for humor.

Also, by mistaking the second kind of stereotype for the first, we’re insisting that Cohen’s portrayal of a flamboyant, effeminate gay man is malicious – i.e., that flamboyance and effeminacy are inherently undesirable things to be associated with. Well, by implying this, then aren’t WE the ones selling out our more “fabulous” brethren? (And isn’t “over-the-top”, hyper-exaggerated humor, like Bruno’s, itself a quintessential form of camp?)

Saw it today. OMG, there WERE several moments where my jaw just dropped to the floor, lol!

In a nutshell, the film is John Waters meets Jerry Springer meets The Three Stooges.

As for Sascha Baron Cohen and his waaaaay tired shtick, I dare him to make this movie:

Hymie, the hilarious story of of the hooked nosed Jew, who talks in a Brooklyn accent, don’tchaknow, ov vey, I’m tellin’ ya! as he obsesses about money, spends most of his time figuring out ways to screw over the Goyim to make more money, all the while wearing sandals with black socks and loud print shirts, which in addition to his cigar, are permanent fixtures as he struggles to not fondle young children. Laugh out loud as Hymie yells at bank clerks! Gets mad that his lox and bagels aren’t the ones he usually has! hilariously tries to play softball, which, of course, since Jews suck at sports, ends hilariously!

Come on SBC, let’s see you do something like THAT, you boring old fuck, instead of being yet another breeder who makes money off of fag jokes.

I can already dread all the gay jokes from the straight men. As if we needed more gay panic humor among straight men.

Oh yeah right. We’ve got bitchy fashionistas on “Queer Eye”, and then we’ve got, er, bitchy fashionistas on “Project Runway” and then we’ve got more bitchy fashionistas on “America’s Top Model” and 5 other model/fashion reality shows. And for balance: bitchy black basketball players on “Shirts & Skins”! Perfect!

Check it out here:

http://www.urbanmodels.co.uk/images/fashion/top_designers/sub_main/karl_lagerfeld.jpg

& here:

http://www.vogue.co.uk/biographies/080420-karl-lagerfeld.aspx