Sacha Baron Cohen's black Jesus to shock America

[ruggerson]

Sacha Baron Cohen is preparing to shock America with his latest film, which is said to contain a black model called Jesus wearing a loincloth and a crown of thorns.

The comedian, who has been sued by several people who featured in his film Borat, will be ready for similar reactions after the release of the big-screen debut of his character Bruno.

The title character, a gay Austrian fashion journalist, is already well known for storming runways at designers' shows and aiming to embarrass industry figures in interviews. Clips of his work have become cult favourites on YouTube.

And it is thought that the film version will see Bruno in more outrageous form.

As well as the Jesus character, it is rumoured that Bruno and his boyfriend, Diesel, adopt an orphaned African baby boy called David and parade the child around fashion shows. It is thought the joke is aimed at Madonna, who adopted a Malawian baby called David Banda.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/4206901/Sacha-Baron-Cohens-black-Jesus-to-shock-America.html

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

1. Meh.

Honestly, not that much shocks me anymore. But good for him for using it to root out hypocrisy and the like.

[ruggerson]

4. It's a Brit rag

they're shocked by people jaywalking.

[baldguy]

2. Who said Jesus was white?

Only Eurocentic arrogance can make that claim

[Pab Sungenis]

3. That's right.

He'd be more brown, almost olive skinned.

[ruggerson]

5. more than likely he wasn't

[ZombieHorde]

6. Totally, the book says clearly that Jesus is a zombie, after the living do that crucifixion thing.

Stupid living people!

[baldguy]

8. He has risen from the grave and wants your soul.

EAT MY FLESH! DRINK MY BLOOD!

[ZombieHorde]

9. That is so kick ass!!!

eta: I just saved that image, I intend to view and use it often.

[Hugabear]

7. Probably didn't have dreadlocks either

Just sayin'. But he sure as hell wasn't the blue-eyed white guy that is almost always portrayed.

If anything, he probably looked Palestinian. My wife and I were just talking about this today, I said he probably looked kinda like Sayid from "Lost".

[JI7]

10. or like Sacha Baron Cohen himself

[Hugabear]

12. Maybe. But I prefer the Sayid look

He's just wayyyyy hotter. :toast:

[JI7]

13. yeah, the neon green swimsuit was not so hot

[Chovexani]

15. Naveen is my personal Jesus

:9

[Pale Blue Dot]

16. Actually, there is no contemporary evidence that he existed at all.

There are no accounts of his existence, or his deeds, until at least 40 years after his supposed death.

[Loudmxr]

11. Take a look at the Shroud of Turin-Jesus looks a lot like Osama bin Laden.

[Bluenorthwest]

14. Bruno attended some of the Pro Prop 8 events

and had to be taken away by security. Sacha has courage above and beyond the call of improv.