It's not just this thread in particular. In fact, this thread turned into a friendly word-play more than anything.
But there has been a fairly steady anti-Gallic sentiment lately everywhere I turn that has been more than just a political disagreement with the French government. When jokes talk about how the French all smell bad or are "surrender monkeys", how is that different than saying that the Japanese are all "slopeheads", blacks are all criminals, or Jews are all greedy? I honestly don't see the difference. -Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:29 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Freedom Fries anyone? > > > I wouldn't even characterize this thread of changing the names of > everything with the word "French" in it to be "Anti-Gaullic" behavior. > I for one think the French are correct in their objection. I don't care > one whit about changing the names, I think it's just ridiculous and I'm > just going along for the ride in an effort to find how many more > ridiculous and funny things we can find. > > If this thread is the whole basis for the "Anti-French" feeling you > have, I think you're being way too sensitive. I haven't seen one > message that says "The French are all idiots, we should bomb them too" > or "All the French must die!" I would find that stuff to be more along > the lines of reasons to be upset. > > Matthew Small > IT Supervisor > Showstopper National Dance Competitions > 3660 Old Kings Hwy > Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 > 843-357-1847 > http://www.showstopperonline.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 3:04 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Freedom Fries anyone? > > Good for you for being the lone voice of dissent on this one Kevin! > > i have to admit i was especially disturbed about it at first but now i'm > just disturbed about the whole thing > and I've gotten desensitized to the french-bashing... > > this (light-hearted but insightful) article gives what I consider an > enlightened viewpoint on the situation: > > http://www.news-jrnl.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/opOPN30225 > 03.h > tm > > > The whole thing is just so pathetically sad.... > You know aside from the French newspaper headline mentioned in the above > link, the French president was also one of the first foreign public > figures > to make a speech of American support after Sept 11, and it was an > eloquent > and moving one.... > > and I beg to differ with Ray, the bashing is not directed at the French > government, it is a widely-tarred brush.... > > Patrick > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: March 11, 2003 2:16 PM > >To: CF-Community > >Subject: RE: Freedom Fries anyone? > > > > > >I find the anti-Gallic sentiments lately extremely disturbing. > >If it was > >anti-Semitic, people here would be up in arms. > > > >-Kevin > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
