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Originally Posted by Dyze
I know that I started this discussion. I am fine with jokes about French, blondes, Irish, dogs, Americans or cookies. The only thing that irritates me is that all the "French-bashing" only became cool after the cowboy in DC started it. Bush is not a person you should imitate.
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What???!!!??? French jokes have been around for years...and I've never heard the prez tell a french joke, or bash them...it was France and Germany who wouldn't support us...so we did something without their blessing. That's it. A few Americans got carried away (Yes, Freedom fries are stupid, and all of that perfectly good wine...makes me sick to think about it). Countries piss each other off all the time...
I'm wondering though...you don't see the similarities in "french bashing" and calling the President of the United States "the cowboy in DC"? I wouldn't call Chirac the "frog in Paris". I love double standards- and don't even try to tell me you don't have one...it is sooooo clear in that message. J'accuse!!!! (see...a french joke that doesn't make fun of the french!) Can't we all just lighten up? If you don't like it, then don't read it. Go to a different forum and join the thread there...just please stop derailing this one...
For a humorous analogy, you don't see me going into a homosexual room and trying to turn them straight, do you? Do you know why? Because I love lesbians (that was the humorous part, but you get the point). I respect them for who they are and I *try* to tolerate differences among people but I'm human, and will come up short sometimes. However, will I stand up for something I believe in? Absolutely... Will I go looking for a fight? Absolutely not...