Has Astana rehabilitated image of Kazakhstan after Borat?

[iceaxe]

I dont think anything can undo the damage done by the borat movie. They should have had kazakhstan written on their jersies etc.

 

[anubisza]

Seriously? This is a thread?

 

[issoisso]

Yes, of course it has. It's only logical that the human rights violations of an oppressive dictatorship can be erased by a cycling team.

Also, world war two never happened either. it's all been erased by this fantastic racing

 

[Animal]

They should have had kazakhstan written on their jersies

They did. In Cyrillic.

 

[sherer]

I dont think anything can undo the damage done by the borat movie. They should have had kazakhstan written on their jersies etc.

you do realise a lot of the Borat film was making fun out of American's and the fact they were stupid enough to believe that is what someone from Kazakstan would be like

 

[BroDeal]

Seriously? This is a thread?

It is actually a big step up from the "schlong" thread.

 

[Danilot]

Who would have said a couple of decades ago that the USA's greatest cyclist would be riding for a Soviet Republic team, with cyrillic on his jersey.

 

[anubisza]

It is actually a big step up from the "schlong" thread.

You're not wrong. Not to mention all the "Do you think xxxx is doping?" threads.

 

[scribe]

The whole "they aren't paying their bills" thingy is pretty darn damaging.

 

[Cobblestones]

I dont think anything can undo the damage done by the borat movie. They should have had kazakhstan written on their jersies etc.

Do you think Brüno undid a lot of damage which Kohl did to Austria?