knutsonk@stolaf.UUCP (Kari E. Knutson) (02/05/86)
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My vote:
The Wendy's commercials poking fun at the Soviet Union.
("One choice is no choice...")
I am sick of Red-bashing and don't see how it can be
healthy for international understanding...hofbauer@utcsri.UUCP (John Hofbauer) (02/10/86)
> The Wendy's commercials poking fun at the Soviet Union. > ("One choice is no choice...") > I am sick of Red-bashing and don't see how it can be > healthy for international understanding... Aw, poo. I thought it was hilarious. If we can't laugh at stereotypes then we're in sad shape.
tom@utcsri.UUCP (Tom Nadas) (02/10/86)
Laughing off stereotypes of _ourselves_ is one thing. Laughing
at stereotypes of other people is just plain meanspiritedness.
Robert J. Sawyer
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CSNET: tom@torontomupmalis@watarts.UUCP (M. A. Upmalis) (02/12/86)
In article <5074@stolaf.UUCP> knutsonk@stolaf.UUCP (Kari E. Knutson) writes: >My vote: > >The Wendy's commercials poking fun at the Soviet Union. >("One choice is no choice...") >I am sick of Red-bashing and don't see how it can be >healthy for international understanding... I wouldn't exactly call that commercial red bashing. Russians always joke about the availability of things. If a Russian sees a line up on the streets of Moscow, what does he do? He joins it, it must be good. I have relatives a Soviet Socialist Republic, and that really represents life, they don't cry about it, they laugh about it the best they can. Worrying they save for the mental hospitals, compulsory military service, GRB and KGB, ....... -- Mike Upmalis (mupmalis@watarts)<University of Waterloo> ihnp4!watmath!watarts!mupmalis Chemistry is useful both in Modern Medicine and the treatment of Steel. Mr. Sanderson in "Big Meat Eater"
nm34@sdcc12.UUCP (nm34) (02/13/86)
In article <2081@utcsri.UUCP>, hofbauer@utcsri.UUCP (John Hofbauer) writes: > > The Wendy's commercials poking fun at the Soviet Union. > > ("One choice is no choice...") > > I am sick of Red-bashing and don't see how it can be > > healthy for international understanding... > > Aw, poo. I thought it was hilarious. If we can't laugh at > stereotypes then we're in sad shape. I dont want to get too serious here buuuuuutttttt..... Its just too bad that the great majority of Americans think that the stereotypes you are laughing at are true. If it weren't for the ignorance of the general public and the arrogance of our government I'd be laughing too, because the commercial is quite funny. Andy Bindman