Thirty-eight year old Sarah Silverman is an American comedian, writer and actress. She is best known for her comic stabs at celebrities and the controversial topics such as racism, sexism and religion. You may remember her from her MTV VMA performances where she “attacks” celebrities such as Paris Hilton and the ever so popular Britney Spears. While some would say Sarah is rude and mean other would have to disagree.
Sarah vs. Paris
Sarah Silverman - German Cars
One thing Sarah has seemed to get away with is making racial jokes. In her video “German Cars” where she is spitting out many different stereotypes, there is a scene where she comes up to 2 African American guys and says “ Maybe its like when 2 black guys call each other n******” The dilemma that arises there is the fact of is she allowed to say that? On a recent interview on The View, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Rosie O’Donald and Barbara Walters sat down with Silverman and asked her about her racial comments.
Sarah claims that she doesn’t use the word “haphazardly” and that context is everything. So it that any excuse? Just because shes a know celebrity and comedian can she get away with that? Well to be perfectly honest the answer is yes. She has and she will. There is no public uprising about Sarah and her choice of comedy. I personally really enjoy watching Sarah Silverman and I think shes quite hilarious. I don’t think she’s racist at all and I think she just uses it as part of her unique stand up comedy.
Another celebrity that seems to get away with racial comments and actions is Sacha Baron Cohen as "Borat". In his latest movie “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.” Sacha crosses many lines as he plays a Kazakhstani journalist, journeying through the United States while interacting with Americans. There was a lot of controversy over this movie because of the racial, sexist and religious comments. Many people sued the producers and directors of this movie, but not much was done. Is that fair enough or should Sacha have gotten a harder punishment? If this was anyone else do you think it would have ended in the same outcome? I personally doubt it and I think that the fact that people know Sacha as controversial comedian and actor, they expected something along these lines. As a viewer I personally found this movie to be very funny, but I did find that it crossed some lines.
Borat Trailor
As for both Sarah and Sacha I find them both extremely funny but at the same time they can push society’s buttons a little to far.
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