Exceprt from la times articles about the premeire of the Borat movie in Toronto.
Media assembled early, tipped off by studio publicists that Borat would arrive with pomp. Indeed, 15 minutes before the scheduled start, he came on the red carpet, atop a wooden cart and standing next to a donkey. Six despondent-looking women dressed to look like Kazakh villagers with dirt smeared on their faces pulled the cart to the front of the theater while traditional Central Asian music blared on loudspeakers. The crowd erupted in cheers, chanting "Borat! Borat!" Dressed in his trademark pale-gray suit, Borat dismounted, signed autographs and gave several awkward high-fives to fans.
TV reporters began interviewing him on the red carpet.
To every female reporter, Borat ventured, "Can I ask you, how much?" as if they were prostitutes.
When asked what he learned from his U.S. travels, he responded in full accent, "I learn that it is no longer legal to shoot at Red Indian and can I apologize to all the staff at the Powhattan Casino in northern Kansas?" A British journalist attempted more serious questions.
Are you propagating bigotry in the film? "Yeah." How will the movie affect Kazakhstan's international reputation? "I hope it will help the people know about Kazakhstan and know that we are now a civilized country like everyone else…. Homosexuals do not have to wear blue hats and the age of consent has been raised to 11 years old."
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Exceprt from la times articles about the premeire of the Borat movie in Toronto.
Media assembled early, tipped off by studio publicists that Borat would arrive with pomp. Indeed, 15 minutes before the scheduled start, he came on the red carpet, atop a wooden cart and standing next to a donkey. Six despondent-looking women dressed to look like Kazakh villagers with dirt smeared on their faces pulled the cart to the front of the theater while traditional Central Asian music blared on loudspeakers. The crowd erupted in cheers, chanting "Borat! Borat!" Dressed in his trademark pale-gray suit, Borat dismounted, signed autographs and gave several awkward high-fives to fans.
TV reporters began interviewing him on the red carpet.
To every female reporter, Borat ventured, "Can I ask you, how much?" as if they were prostitutes.
When asked what he learned from his U.S. travels, he responded in full accent, "I learn that it is no longer legal to shoot at Red Indian and can I apologize to all the staff at the Powhattan Casino in northern Kansas?" A British journalist attempted more serious questions.
Are you propagating bigotry in the film? "Yeah." How will the movie affect Kazakhstan's international reputation? "I hope it will help the people know about Kazakhstan and know that we are now a civilized country like everyone else…. Homosexuals do not have to wear blue hats and the age of consent has been raised to 11 years old."
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-borat9sep09,1,7548439.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
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