Borat DVD a top sell in Kazakhstan
Last week, the U.S. State Department reported that “Borat” had his rights violated when the government of Kazakhstan revoked the “.kz” domain name for the Web site of British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays the fictional Kazakh TV reporter Borat in the movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Now, in ...
Last week, the U.S. State Department reported that "Borat" had his rights violated when the government of Kazakhstan revoked the ".kz" domain name for the Web site of British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays the fictional Kazakh TV reporter Borat in the movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
Last week, the U.S. State Department reported that “Borat” had his rights violated when the government of Kazakhstan revoked the “.kz” domain name for the Web site of British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays the fictional Kazakh TV reporter Borat in the movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
Now, in a classic case of how “censorship” makes censored material all the more tempting, residents of Kazakhstan are snatching up the recently released Borat DVD. Last week, it was the number one purchase made by Kazakhs on Amazon.co.uk.
Other top Amazon sells to consumers in Kazakhstan include:
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Celebrating the American Home: 50 Great Houses from 50 American Architects
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Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on How to Be a High Performing Leader
- Men’s Health fitness titles (Borat would especially appreciate the advice from this source.)
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The Very Best of Sting and the Police
Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009-2016 and was an assistant editor from 2007-2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP
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