Reply to: Is this us? (nuke Belgium)

[Rantor]

Absolutely right, Troll!

As MP put it in their search for a derogatory term for the Belgians; " . . . in the end we settled on three choices: number three ... the Sprouts, sent in by Mrs Vicious of Hastings... very nice ; number two..... the Phlegms ... from Mrs Childmolester of Worthing; but the winner was undoubtedly from Mrs No-Supper-For-You from Norwood in Lancashire with... Miserable Fat Belgian Bastards."

The skinhead one is bizarre. I nearly crashed my car into a tram when I saw the side of a building bedecked in a 30 foot high skinhead p1shing into a teacup. A few belgos I spoke to said it fitted in with their image of the British based on what they see on holiday in Spain etc.

They are not so happy to hear that Belgians are stereotyped as cherry-beer swilling, chocolate munching pedalos and/or Hercule Poirot. The Poirot bit would be the most offensive to 60% of them. They are odd people.

[wobbegong]

Absolutely right, Troll!

As MP put it in their search for a derogatory term for the Belgians; " . . . in the end we settled on three choices: number three ... the Sprouts, sent in by Mrs Vicious of Hastings... very nice ; number two..... the Phlegms ... from Mrs Childmolester of Worthing; but the winner was undoubtedly from Mrs No-Supper-For-You from Norwood in Lancashire with... Miserable Fat Belgian Bastards."

[Troll]

It's ok to be able to poke fun at yourself but not when someone else is doing the poking perhaps?

Don't mind as long as we can retaliate... wheel out the stereotypes and rip the s**t out of the choccy munching paedos.... trouble is we have been brainwashed to be nice to everyone (except the Scots of course)

[beaker]

It's ok to be able to poke fun at yourself but not when someone else is doing the poking perhaps?

[threaded]

One of my clients is a large advertising thingy, have noticed the Belgian adverts are always quite bizarre. These ads seem to fit right in.

[Joe Black]

Haven't seen the one of the skinhead, but have certainly seen a few others here and there. The ones of 'Hitchco ck' and Cleese I found quite good. The ones with Blair, Thatcher, or things depicting fox hunting etc. seem rather weak though to be honest.

More can be seen here: http://www.aroundthecorner.be/homepage/ (not all in English but easy to figure out).

Don't think it's what could be considered generally offensive - the Flemish policeman in the ad is a bit a stereotype as well (a French speaking marketing agency perhaps? ), implying that everyone in the world, including the English copper should speak 'Flemish'.

The 'London' cabbie (Khan Masood) apparently appears to winning the votes at the moment over the - very diplomatically named - Belgian (Marcel Beulemans) in any case.

My only real criticism would be the allusion in the TV ad of a more multi-cultural society in Belgium.


Edit: even Hitchnoddy doesn't get past the filters

[wendigo100]

Let it be...and let us have our revenge :-)

Yes. How about a fat, hairy, sweaty, drunk, moustachioed Belgian being sick over Glynis Kinnock?

[Board Game Geek]

Don't find it offensive at all. It's satire. It's meant to be thought-provoking.

Banning it would only mean another nail in the coffin for free speech, and more importantly, would further end the ability of nations or people to take the complete urine out of each other.

Let it be...and let us have our revenge :-)

[AtW]

poor recovery attempt

[Troll]

Or maybe it was not and I just pretended not to know it

poor recovery attempt

[AtW]

It was wasted on ATW

Or maybe it was not and I just pretended not to know it

[Troll]

"It was one of Wilde's"

It was wasted on ATW

[wobbegong]

you mean like a stream of bats piss?

"It was one of Wilde's"

[AtW]

Wasn't very good was it?

Yes this troll is not a good one, go back under your bridge, the bats are waiting for you

[Troll]

Wasn't very good was it?