Good news for people who are missing the television skewering of white liberal Portland now that "Portlandia" is over -- one of Sacha Baron Cohen's new characters on his already-controversial show "Who Is America?" is a perfect Portland stereotype: a self-described "self-hating white male" in a ponytail and an NPR shirt, who forces his teen daughter, Malala, to free bleed on the American flag.

Dr. Nira Cain-N'Degeocello is a classic Cohen creation -- such an over-the-top amalgamation of stereotypical characteristics that, upon watching, it is difficult to believe that anyone ever would fall for it. But people do fall for it, to hilarious and horrifying ends.

His fake show is called "Heal the Divide" and in its intro, Dr. Cain-N'Degeocello, a Reed College professor, rides around on a bike with a knit "pussy hat" over his helmet, trying to heal America.

We are introduced to this character in the first episode of "Who Is America?" as he eats dinner with two conservative Republicans who are exceedingly patient as he explains the more and more outrageous aspects of his life: he forces his son, Harvey Milk, to pee sitting down but he also forces his daughter, Mala, to pee standing up. He and his partner Naomi film the children using "compliance cams" to make sure they aren't falling victim to gender norms in the bathroom.

Since his daughter isn't old enough to share her mother's menstrual cup, he tells his hosts, she free bleeds on the American flag.

He has, he tells them, come to terms with the fact that his partner is having affairs with dolphins.

Dr. Cain-N'Degeocello continues to appear in the show in later episodes, at one point explaining to a group of Arizonans that their town has been selected for a huge building project: a destination mosque.

He also participates in a rap battle, which he somehow wins by admitting his shame over his "macro-phallus."

So far three episodes of the show are available to watch online and on demand.

"Who Is America?" airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on Showtime.

-- Lizzy Acker

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