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[tealin]

So ... what was up with Bastille Day this year?

I mean, not in France; obviously there were parades and fireworks and stuff. I mean in the U.S. of A. I never remember this much attention being paid to Bastille Day outside of 'Learning about the culture is just as important as learning the language' bloody useless French class. Did I just never notice it before? Is it a California thing?* Or is it, as I cynically suspect, because we have a new administration and thus it's OK to not hate France anymore so anyone with an international perspective is celebrating this by overcompensating?

*very much doubt this

Comments

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

I was working on the following pattern: A person can enjoy a movie with homosexuals in the cast and crew, wear clothes designed by homosexuals, ride in a bus driven by a homosexual, appreciate art created by homosexuals, relish food prepared by a homosexual, laugh at jokes delivered by homosexuals, and read books written by homosexuals, but if he calls them 'fags' and stereotypes and/or mocks their behaviour or attributes as a group, he is still a homophobe.

By the way, the 'one of your best friends [who] is French,' who you think so highly of, and who is welcome to correct me if I'm wrong, dislikes Sarkozy because he's too right-wing. Perhaps – just perhaps – the people of France have historically elected governments they want.

[noodledaddy.livejournal.com]

I see it as this pattern: A person knows someone is gay so they make sure they have nothing to do with that person because they are gay, such as go to see a movie they are in, or read a book they wrote. They may never openly mock gays in any way.

I have no doubt the people of France got the person they thought they wanted. I contend that the people of the USA did not take the time to fully investigate the person Obama was. They voted for the person they thought they wanted or were told they wanted. Then there are those who knew exactly what it was they wanted, whether it be a person of color no matter what other characteristics he had or a socialist Those people got exactly what they wanted.

[fairy-gany.livejournal.com]

I indeed don't like Sarkozy, and had voted for Royal.
I am for gay rights too, and think that France is late on that (compared to Spain for example).