Brüno mutual hatred society

@tynan
"Would you also object if it's Asian or African release saw audiences crying with laughter ?"

unlikely, the vast majority of them would just be like wtf? they dont have the frame of reference that we do.

'If' - in the question - denotes a hypothetical.

I can see no reason why a group of teenagers in Mumbai would not find this funny ?

What do you reckon ?

the knowing- ness of the humour is part of what bugs me, *you *can see through that--most of those that will be saying you ['ve] got to see it, wont.

Are you singling me out as someone who gets the humour, while others don't ? I have no clue why you would think this !?

I think these crude stereotypical caricatures are fairly universal, in the past they (the characters themselves) might be the subject of the humour, but with this kind of modern satire they are more likely to be a vehicle to poke fun at the people who find the character (or what they represent) offensive.

For example from what I can tell you might feel that Borat was offensive and mocking to kazakhstanian nationals, while I feel the film was in fact mocking a certain streak of American geological and cultural ignorance.

Similarly - from what I can tell - Bruno seems to be a vehicle to poke fun at homophobia, bigoted religious views and some of the more ludicrous TV presenter/celebrities - and is not an attempt to mock homosexuality or Austria.