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| − | Near the start of the [[Iraq War]] in 2003, a wave of anti-French sentiment briefly swept the United States over France's opposition to the U.S.-led coalition. As a protest, for a while the Congressional cafeteria refused to use the name "French fries," serving them under the substitute name "[[Freedom fries]]".<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,80700,00.html</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1491567,00.html</ref> | + | Near the start of the [[Iraq War]] in 2003, a wave of anti-French sentiment briefly swept the United States over France's opposition to the U.S.-led coalition. As a protest, for a while the Congressional cafeteria refused to use the name "French fries," serving them under the substitute name "[[Freedom fries]]."<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,80700,00.html</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1491567,00.html</ref> |
| | Representatives [[Bob Ney]] (R-OH) and [[Walter B. Jones]] (R-NC) were responsible for declaring that all references to "French" in the United States House of Representatives' restaurants and snack bars be removed. Said Ney after personally changing the signs in the House cafeteria, ''Once again, our brave men and women in the American military are putting their lives on the line to ensure the freedom and security of others, and once again, [[France]] is sitting on the sidelines.'' At the time, however, French forces were among the coalition troops fighting the [[Taliban]] in [[Afghanistan]]. | | Representatives [[Bob Ney]] (R-OH) and [[Walter B. Jones]] (R-NC) were responsible for declaring that all references to "French" in the United States House of Representatives' restaurants and snack bars be removed. Said Ney after personally changing the signs in the House cafeteria, ''Once again, our brave men and women in the American military are putting their lives on the line to ensure the freedom and security of others, and once again, [[France]] is sitting on the sidelines.'' At the time, however, French forces were among the coalition troops fighting the [[Taliban]] in [[Afghanistan]]. |
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| − | This was similar to the renaming of other items, such as foods, in war-time. For example, during the first world war sauerkraut was renamed liberty cabbage and dachsunds liberty hounds. <ref>http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=531</ref> Also, in Britain, German Shepherd dogs were renamed Alsatians. | + | This was similar to the renaming of other items, such as foods, in war-time. For example, during the first world war sauerkraut was renamed liberty cabbage and dachsunds liberty hounds.<ref>http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=531</ref> Also, in Britain, German Shepherd dogs were renamed Alsatians. |
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| | The French responded only by pointing out that French fries originate in Belgium. A spokeswoman (Nathalie Loisau) said, "We are at a very serious moment dealing with very serious issues and we are not focusing on the name you give to potatoes." | | The French responded only by pointing out that French fries originate in Belgium. A spokeswoman (Nathalie Loisau) said, "We are at a very serious moment dealing with very serious issues and we are not focusing on the name you give to potatoes." |