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| Personal Is Political in France | |
| 2005-05-18 | |
| "With which groups do you identify?" asks the controversial questionnaire circulating on the streets of Paris. Respondents are asked to choose among 11 listed ethnicities. The poll, part of a multicultural-marketing research campaign conducted by a small firm called Sopi Communication, is nothing short of revolutionary for France, where collecting information on race, ethnicity or religion is taboo. Sopi's effort is part of a larger trend -- the slow acceptance that France has minorities and that they may have different tastes and needs. especially needs. it's not HUMANE to keep us from slitting the throats of Joos, putting our sisters into the veil and taking over Europe. we got NEEDS you know ... France long has taken the superficial appearance of assimilation to an extreme: Officially, only French and non-French people live here. In the name of equality and integration, the government insists immigrants leave their old identities at the border to join what the French Constitution calls "the Indivisible Republic." Ethnic and religious profiling also is viewed suspiciously in other European countries, in part because the Nazis used government records containing such data to identify Jews during World War II.
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| Posted by:too true |
| #12 Gotta go MONZA, though... |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-05-18 21:06 |
| #11 Tw, a Vega was a real pos car made by Chevrolet. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-05-18 21:00 |
| #10 Jackel, I'm sure I would be much more upset at the thought if I knew what a "Vega" is (I had a very sheltered childhood!). But please don't blow anything up... Here, have this nice cup of tea instead. ;-) Seafarious, I don't think Hollie Hobbie will much appeal to youngsters who grew up with the Power Puff Girls and anime'. And HH has to compete with the already established Precious Moments. Let's not worry until HH has a successful Saturday morning cartoon, shall we? lex, Paris' crime rate is no doubt already far ahead of either NYC or London. It's just that so many categories (Jews harmed, black on white, black on black, minor vandalism, less-than-major vandalism...) are not recorded by the French police/gendermerie/other authorities. Remember, the Suburbs are not patrolled at all, not even by policemen walking in pairs. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-05-18 19:09 |
| #9 Chirac: Nixon without brains, Carter without the smile. |
| Posted by: thibaud (aka lex) 2005-05-18 17:44 |
| #8 It's too late, Jackal and tw. I saw a *Holly Hobbie* display at the card store today... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-05-18 17:12 |
| #7 I note that London's crime rate recently surpassed New York's. Can Paris be far behind? Also, we can expect either a lot more French political and social instability, and/or a lurch to even more extreme versions of arab-pandering and US-bashing from failed pols like Jacques the Thief. |
| Posted by: thibaud (aka lex) 2005-05-18 17:12 |
| #6 TW: Nooooooooooo. We lived through the 70s once. That's something anyone should have to do twice. If they bring back the Vega, so help Me, I go blow something up. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-05-18 17:07 |
| #5 Be careful what you suggest, lex. Broomstick skirts and big Jackie O. sunglasses are all the rage this season amongst the fashionistas. Leisure suits, and their Nehru Jacket predecessors could well be next. *shudder* |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-05-18 14:12 |
| #4 You guys! Shit! Now I've got John Travolta, Donna Summers, and whistle-blowing poseur disco shit thumping in my head! Lol! Help! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-05-18 14:11 |
| #3 All that's missing is leisure suits And the mutton chops, maaaan! |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2005-05-18 14:06 |
| #2 More evidence that France today is eerily similar to the 1970s US. Soaring crime and unemployment, race riots, corruption, declinism, populist revolts against the conventional parties, and now identity politics. Chirac is equal parts Nixon and Jimmy Carter. All that's missing is leisure suits. |
| Posted by: thibaud (aka lex) 2005-05-18 12:43 |
| #1 the company has found that putting pictures of dead jews in their advertising has increased sales in certain neighborhoods. |
| Posted by: too rude to claim 2005-05-18 09:40 |