Sacha Baron Cohen says Ali G being 'outdated and problematic' is the very reason he brought him back
Sacha Baron Cohen, whose new film *Ali G: Who Iz I?* opens on 23 October, has defended the character as satirising the white male establishment rather than the cultures it borrows from.Sacha Baron Cohen, who says racism has 'gone mainstream' in the 20 years since Ali G first aired, faces calls to boycott *Ali G: Who Iz I?*, due in cinemas on 23 October.
Boycott calls are growing against 'Ali G: Who Iz I?', which reaches cinemas on October 23. In a Time essay, Sacha Baron Cohen called his creation 'a white imbecile' and 'a delusional cultural appropriator'. He insists the joke is on Ali G and the establishment that takes him seriously. Baron Cohen also says the film is his last guerrilla comedy because the death threats are too much.
Ali G first appeared on Channel 4's 'The 11 O'Clock Show' in 1998.
He claims prejudice has 'gone mainstream' and 'metastasised' since the character's last outing.
He told Howard Stern that Borat 'stinks' and his suit has never been washed.
