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Posted June 24, 2015
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tinyE: and I will never turn down an opportunity to make fun of it on any end or at any level.
I don't think it's a matter of nationalist pride (neither me nor snowkatt are french, as far as I know). Besides being mildly annoyed by national sterotypes in general, I find it annoying that this specific cliché is itself an element of nationalist rhetorical warfare ("americans don't support my war because they are traitors to their country, other countries don't support our war because they are cowards"). I rank it on the same level as "sjw", for very similar reasons.

I wouldn't say that french are or aren't cowards, it's something that doesn't apply to a population or a general history. But these stereotype jokes really drag their context with them. I can't dissociate "french are cowards lol" from "also saddam has all the wmd omg". These lingering jokes are just a testimony to the efficiency of bush administration's propaganda. "But it's so fun". Yeah well, that's precisely the point of these vehicles, whatever the target.

Purpose : to durably impose the association of certain notions in collective "common sense" (them = that). Success.
Posted June 24, 2015
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tinyE: Take all that away and sure a lot less feelings would get hurt, but it would also get really boring in here.
Coming from a German, I like this joke:

How is a German opening mussels?

Hammering on the table and shouting " Aufmachen!!!!!"

Just to prevent it will get to boring ;)
Posted June 24, 2015
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Goodaltgamer: How is a German opening mussels?

Hammering on the table and shouting " Aufmachen!!!!!"

Just to prevent it will get to boring ;)
XD
Posted June 24, 2015
The son of a famous Basque independentist politician fell in love with a Spanish girl, and went to ask for advice to his father.

"Father, what should I do to court a Spanish girl?"

"Well, it's important that she understands us. So first, you need to introduce yourself nonchalantly, to show her that Basques are suave. Then, you have to invite her to a drink, to show her that Basques are generous. Then, you tell a good joke, to show her that Basques are funny. Then, think up some roundabout way to ask her to come to your place, to show her that Basques are ingenious. When you get to your place, bring her up the stairs in your arms, to show her that Basques are strong. When you get to bed, take her clothes out with care, to show her that Basques are gentle. And finally, once she's in your bed naked, you masturbate in front of her; to show her that Basques are, above all, independent."

Making fun of others is good, it certainly needs to start making fun of your own. And I thought that the coward French thingy was a lot older than bush? When did that trillion dollar bill episode from the Simpsons come out?
Posted June 24, 2015
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P1na: The son of a famous Basque independentist politician fell in love with a Spanish girl, and went to ask for advice to his father.
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Making fun of others is good, it certainly needs to start making fun of your own. And I thought that the coward French thingy was a lot older than bush? When did that trillion dollar bill episode from the Simpsons come out?
Good one!!!!

Funny enough, I think this rumor about the french started with WW1 and not 2.......

Like the really old joke:

Why is the conscription time of the french army so short?

It only takes a week to practice throwing the gun away and shouting "I surrender". ;)

On the other hand,

Why was the American conscription taking so long?

It takes an American 2 years to ask his way back (in the field orientation test) ;)
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