‘Borat 2’ posters removed from Paris buses amid criticism from Muslim community
nme.comBorat 2 posters have been removed from buses across Paris following criticism from the Muslim community.The removal of the spreads, which see Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy character Borat wearing a surgical mask as a mankini and a ring engraved with the word “Allah” in Arabic, has been requested by a number of passengers and drivers, according to The Times.The posters were called “provocative” and “lacking respect” for Islam, according to The Sun when citing the French publication Le Parisien.The TICE network, operating in the southern Parisian suburb of Evry, said they had removed the posters over their “inappropriate” humour, denying any religious connotations.EN24 also reports that one RATP bus driver on Twitter mentions an “order from the.
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