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  1. 09 Oct 05,, 16:08 #1
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    French-bashing alive and well in America?

    I found this too funny. I actually had seen the ad when I ate at Subway a while back and never read into. On a personal note, I think that there's too much made over the French decision to not participate in OIF, but still enjoy good satire when I see.

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    09 October 2005
    French-bashing alive and well in America?


    The article you link to at the web site Expatica says this ad is clearly "France bashing."

    It tells of an ad run by the Subway chain that touts a cordon bleu chicken sandwich with the words "France and chicken, somehow it just goes together". A photo of a chicken dressed like Napoleon accompanied the advertisement.

    Subway ran the ads in about 10 US states for nearly a month and pulled them in September following an outcry by members of the French expatriate community and other customers offended by the racist undertone.

    "Racist undertone?" Not sure if the that is a fair charge, but it the the French are sensitive about being associated with "chicken," perhaps they ought to take a look in the mirror. A spokesman for Subway provided a unique explanation for the ad, saying it was aimed at "lauding French cuisine."

    As I picked myself up off the floor after realizing "double entendre" was a french word that was perfectly applicable here, I realized "Best of the Web" is right. The ad is wrong ... it should have shown a weasel - not a chicken.

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    LOL...
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    That's awesome!
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    Quote Originally Posted by shek
    On a personal note, I think that there's too much made over the French decision to not participate in OIF
    It's why they didn't, that gets me.
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    Good god that was soooooooo funny. I saved the pic for future amusement!!!
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    I love subway.
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    We need to find the advertising consultant responcible for that add....and buy him a beer.
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    Never ate at a subway but atleast someone still has a sense of humor
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    Man that’s funny… I haven’t had such a good laugh since I heard from freedom fries debate.
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    Maybe the marketing director saw this add and got the idea for the reply…

    link: http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.a...20040804c.html

    Nothing wrong with a little cross-Atlantic bashing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SloMax
    Maybe the marketing director saw this add and got the idea for the reply…

    link: http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.a...20040804c.html

    Nothing wrong with a little cross-Atlantic bashing.
    I wish I had a picture of the Statue of Liberty one. That's sounds funny. The 9/11 parody is in poor taste, however, IMO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SloMax
    Maybe the marketing director saw this add and got the idea for the reply…

    link: http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.a...20040804c.html

    Nothing wrong with a little cross-Atlantic bashing.
    Some time ago I started a topic about that. Under the subject line "Subway! Hate's Amis". A take-on of their theme song on North American t.v.
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    that's quite cool.......
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