It is prejudiced, but it is also a law, and you won't see the Supreme Court of Canada trying to trounce it again any time soon...what with the not withstanding clause and all ....

...  the real Fuhrer (Harper) has too much to lose.

It was the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling that signs in Quebec have French predominance (as opposed to exclusive French which was ruled unconstitutional), but the Quebec Assembly vetoed that in 1988 in favour of ONLY French on outdoor signs (until they later amended it  in 1993 themselves to comply to the Supreme Court ruling)

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It almost comes across as prejudice compared to everywhere else.

If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck and looks like a duck, it's because it is a duck. So your chosen word is quite appropriate. But... I have always compared the whole language issue to any issue of discrimination.

Let us take feminism's case. In general history, men have somewhat oppressed women in some shape or form, and women have historically recently denounced this (with great merit of course).

BUT... you would think that the people doing the most arguing would preach the perfect balance, which would be equality. Well... unfortunately, feminism is the same as machism. It is one group pissing on the other. It's just that the sides have changed. but the methods remain the same. Demonize the other.

Sadly, the language issue is the same. In history (and I mean well over 200 years ago), a MINORITY of people in power on the English side oppressed the French side and created a sentiment of resent. Fast forward to 1945 and a political yet peaceful (and understandable) uprising started to happen, with an unfortunate climax in 1970 fueled by a small group of people, resulting in the other side flexing it's muscles... i.e Trudeau sending in the army. Which didn't help public opinion...

Now... unfortunately, both sides to this day like to manipulate things and open up old wounds. On the French side, there has always been a movement which demonizes anything Anglophone, and yes, there are groups on the English side that denounces all French as separatist-extremists. The thing is, the silent majority just wants everyone to get along.

to this day, I consider myself lucky to have been raised in BOTH cultures. And yes, I do take great offense when I see someone generalizing and stating such hateful things as "quebec Nazi" or "frogs" or any other hateful terms, just as much as "crisse d'anglais" and "tête carrée".

Call it what you will people... it is racism. On BOTH sides.

I believe that a Francophone calling an Anglophone a "maudit Anglais" is the same as an Anglophone calling a Francophone a "frog"...

... you are both racist assholes. Des trous de cul racistes.


Now... you have officially gotten your history lesson. Enough said. Like Gilles mentioned, nothing good will come from this discussion. Any posts about politics, language or religion always goes to mess due to racism, prejudice and social intolerance.


Sparky... a citizen of Earth (f*** the invisible lines), human (f*** skin color), and believer in a higher being (f*** whatever your religion calls him... God, Jesus, Jehovah, Allah, Yahweh, Krishna, Mohammed, L. Ron Hubbard, whatever...) .

Thank you and have a nice day. I know I am.  

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Well said Sparks

I think what this all boils down to is that the French can't take a joke  

*duck and cover*

My family is from England, so I've been raised to hate everyone equally    (I kid)

But i will say this.. as someone who works in the print / design industry, it's sometimes a real pain having to fit two different languages on everything.  The package designs in the US look so much nicer..

Martin Luther Sparky; "I have a dream"!

What do you say about clowns?  Think of all the poor clowns . They have been oppressed all these years.

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Martin Luther Sparky; "I have a dream"!

I just hate intolerance in any shape or form. It has no place in today's society. I have travelled a lot for work and I have gotten to dabble in so many cultures. People that isolate themselves with intolerance are missing out in life.

J'adore le fromage supplémentaire sur ma pizza  

If I were in government, I would pass a law that at anytime some social intolerance happens, they should do what this song says:

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J'adore le fromage supplémentaire sur ma pizza  

Bravo! On voit que le français rentre bien! J'te donne un 10/10!  

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...  the real Fuhrer (Harper) has too much to lose.

I hear this crapola comparison all the time, and I never get it .... are you really comparing Steven Harper to Adolf Hitler?  A guy who cuts a few social service programs and leans right to a guy who killed 6 million?  C'mon!    (Flame suit on)  You can hate Harper all you want, but you've got to be kidding to make any comparison at all.  

Way more that 6 million...in fact I think 10 million Russians died in the war.

Comparing almost anyone to Hitler , except maybe Pol Pot is pretty inappropriate.