Mary - The movie was so obviously fictional that nobody should take it personally. It focused mainly on America, anyway. The part about his 'hometown' was just a fictional background to enable Cohen to expose the racism and sexism of America by playing the part of a totally naive tourist from another land.

If the film had been a documentary, that would be another matter but give it a break, there is plenty of racism and sexism in film today. Why rant about this one film, especially if you've never seen it.