Sacha Baron Cohen’s Forthcoming Ali G Film Is Already Facing Boycott Calls

Sacha Baron Cohen’s forthcoming Ali G film is already facing boycott calls

British news comparison site NewsCord has launched a campaign calling on theaters to boycott the film

‘Ali G’ Boycott Campaign Grows to 37,000 Emails as Backlash Over “Racist” Caricature Intensifies

Comedy revivals rarely arrive without some degree of scrutiny, but few characters carry quite as much built-in controversy as the one making his return to the big screen this fall. What started as a modest wave of online criticism has since escalated into a full-blown organized campaign, complete with an actual number attached to just...

‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’ Faces Theater Boycott Calls After Trailer Sparks Backlash over Racist Stereotypes

Sacha Baron Cohen has never shied away from courting controversy, building an entire career on pushing satire into uncomfortable territory. But his latest project is testing just how far that formula still holds up in today’s cultural climate, more than two decades after the character first made him famous. That character is Ali G, the... The post ‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’ Faces Theater Boycott Calls After Trailer Sparks Backlash over Racist Stereotype…