[WikiEN-l] Re: [[Anti-French sentiment in the United States]]

[Fred Bauder]

The latest news here in Colorado is that our governor, Bill Owens, at some
convention in Illinois told a few anti-French jokes, including one that
went:

"Why does the new French navy have glass-bottomed boats?

So they can see the old French navy!"

I think in light of this recent news, an article is justified which includes
such ridiculous assertions, as it is prominent public officials who are
making them.

Why Colorado elected such a fool is a long story.

Fred

> From: Anthere <anthere9 at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: anthere9 at yahoo.com, English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
> Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 12:44:58 +0200
> To: wikien-l at wikipedia.org
> Subject: [WikiEN-l] Re: [[Anti-French sentiment in the United States]]
> 
> French men are largely homosexual/bisexual. (According to surveys
> American's male homosexual incidence is bigger than in French. This
> allegation may have arisen from the fact there are no laws against
> sodomy in France. Alternatively, it may have arisen because of
> generalizations from the artistic or intellectual lifestyle.)
> 
> 
> This is serious ???
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Fred Bauder a écrit:
>> I tried. I am no fan of the French, but that article has crap in it that is
>> not only false but almost no Americans believes. I think we will have to ask
>> them to demonstrate some references. Perhaps some language, "A small
>> misinformed minority of Americans believe...."
>> 
>> Fred
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net>
>>> Reply-To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
>>> Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 20:20:45 -0700
>>> To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Re: [[Anti-French sentiment in the United States]]
>>> 
>>> I was tempted to jump in.  The article is a better criticism of the
>>> Americans than of the French. :-)
>>> 
>>> Ec
>> 
> 
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