Freedom frieze
The English term Freedom Fries is a politically motivated euphemism for French fries ( English French fries ) that was used by parts of the population in the United States . The euphemism is the result of anti-French resentment in the USA, which arose in 2003 in the course of controversies over the decided invasion of Iraq . France expressed its opposition to an invasion in the Security Council of the United Nations . The French position was disapproved by some, which led to the boycott of French goods and their trade, as well as the removal of the country name for products.
Official renaming
On March 11, 2003, Republican US politicians Robert Ney and Walter B. Jones , representatives of Ohio and North Carolina in the US House of Representatives , replaced all mentions of French fries and French toast that were on the menu in the three House of Representatives Cafeterias could be found. Meanwhile, the simultaneous renaming from French toast to freedom toast, in contrast to freedom fries, caused less sensation. The action did not require Congress approval as Ney chaired the property management committee and had authority over the cafeterias in the house.
According to a statement by Ney, the intention of the move was to express displeasure with France, which “ consistently refused the assistance of its American allies. The statement goes on to say: “ Today's action is a small but symbolic show of strength to demonstrate the drastic displeasure that many in Capitol Hill have with our so-called ally, France. “The French Embassy in Washington, DC made no comment on this.
Congressman Ney wasn't the first to rename French fries to freedom fries . The movement came from the privately owned Cubbie’s fast food restaurant in Beaufort , whose owner Neal Rowland began selling french fries under the name freedom fries back in February 2003. Many of his customers are US troops, as there are three military bases nearby. Both the restaurant and bases are in North Carolina, the borough of Congressman Jones, who followed Cubbie’s lead by circulating a letter to his parliamentary colleagues. In it he asked them to name the potato sticks freedom fries , because the French are “outsiders” (“sitting on the sidelines”) . In March 2007, Cubbie’s restaurant owner Rowland succeeded in registering freedom fries as a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office .
The name change takes place at some restaurants still use, as with the on Cheesesteaks specialized restaurant Geno's Steaks in Philadelphia or in franchise -Restaurantkette Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill .
Concerned about the development, the company Reckitt Benckiser , manufacturer of the mustard brand French’s , felt compelled to point out that their brand name is derived from a family name.
Political reversal
In May 2005, Jones concluded that the US was entering the Iraq war without justification, and commented on the Freedom Fries episode, “ I wish it had never happened. “In late July 2006, the name changes from French fries and French toast were quietly reversed in all House cafeterias . This also affected the cafeteria in the Longworth House Office Building , which French fries put back on the menu in January 2006.
Freedom Frieze in Art and Culture
In a show of comedy show Saturday Night Live on 15 March 2003 parodied Tina Fey history in a sketch series Weekend Update " in a similar joke is in France with American cheese now on 'idiot cheese' [idiots cheese] directed. "
The American illustrator and caricaturist Steve Brodner titled his collection of illustrations Freedom Fries .
In the US comic strip Doonesbury , the characters "Mark Slackmeyer" and "Zonker Harris" criticized the renaming in French . Slackmeyer said that France was liberated from the United States during World War II and that the headline in many French newspapers after September 11th read “We are all American”. In the end, however, he found that the opponents of French were jingoistic , self-referential conquer-monkeys (such as "occupying monkeys "), which referred to the phrase cheese-eating surrender monkeys (" cheese-eating surrender monkeys "), which the French used to derogate become.
The French-American indie duo Freedom Fry ("(a) freedom fries ") chose their name, which makes ironic reference to the Freedom Fries phenomenon.
In a column published by TV Spielfilm , which referred to the “semantics of currywurst”, Oliver Kalkofe took up the topic and concluded that the American government should not be surprised if American dressing in Germany would in future be called “blood mayo “Would be sold.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Sean Loughlin: House cafeterias change names for 'french' fries and 'french' toast. CNN Washington Bureau, March 12, 2003, accessed November 24, 2012 .
- ↑ House Now Serving 'Freedom Fries'. (No longer available online.) FoxNews.com , March 11, 2003, archived from the original on February 1, 2013 ; accessed on November 24, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Christina Bellantoni: Hill fries free to be French again. The Washington Times , August 2, 2006, accessed November 24, 2012 .
- ↑ a b Latest Status Info, TM Reg. 3220999. United States Patent and Trademark Office , March 11, 2003, accessed November 24, 2012 .
- ↑ Menu. (No longer available online.) Geno's Steaks, archived from the original on January 21, 2013 ; accessed on November 24, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ French's mustard denies French connection. CBC News , March 27, 2003, accessed November 24, 2012 .
- ↑ Jamie Wilson: French fries protester regrets was jibe. The Guardian , May 25, 2005, accessed November 24, 2012 .
- ↑ Weekend Update with Jimmy Fallon & Tina Fey. (No longer available online.) March 15, 2003, archived from the original on April 15, 2013 ; accessed on November 24, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Garry Trudeau : Doonesbury Comic Strip. GoComics.com, March 4, 2003, accessed November 24, 2012 .
