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AOL mocks French.
billy_gates:
I thought they were funny.
Its not like the French aren't doing similar things back? I'm sure they have shitloads of websites that quote bush and his mess ups. I don't see what the big deal is.
Laukev7:
Yes, but they normally appear at personal websites and forums, not mainstream news sites. Even mainstram humour sites don't put such puerile jokes. Those are not average segregation jokes like redneck or blonde or ethnic jokes. The type of humour found at Netscape.com makes those French jokes stick out like a sore thumb, and they look more like subtle, deliberate attacks than jokes.
[ August 03, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]
bigsleep:
quote:Originally posted by suselinux:
That's kind of why Im asking, I want to know what other people think, what some Americans think.
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I think it's in bad taste and just plain stupid.
I don't hate AOL or think they are a bad company, and I don't particularly like them either, I basically don't care.
I imagine that the joke writers are catering to what they believe to be public opinion, I guess being politically correct doesn't apply here.
I remember when I was a kid there were a lot of Polish jokes going around, just because they lost the Olympics or something. But at least some of those jokes were actually funny.
[ August 03, 2003: Message edited by: Bigsleep ]
Faust:
quote:
I basically don't care.
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Siplus:
well, those jokes were kind of weak. i wish AOL had tried harder...
i hate AOL because of their internet service, but they don't seem quite so bad now :-p
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