Wait, did several posts here get deleted? Some nitwit (or someone attempting poorly done sarcasm) commented about how Tchaikovsky should be canceled because we had enough music already by cis white males, and some of us called that PP out, since Tchaikovsky is generally considered as having been homosexual. But those posts are all gone. Wow. I've seen far more off-topic and far more provocative stuff left in threads before. Maybe a post came along that was beyond the pale, but it's strange that all of that was deleted. Especially since things in other forums like relationships are left in threads that go wrong pretty quickly sometimes.

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Anonymous wrote:Remember when french fries were renamed freedom fries! 😂

Yes-- why were we anti French? I can't even recall.

French here. It was because our President Chirac declined to participate in the mass civilian murder that was Bush's war in Iraq, knowing full well the supposed weapons of mass destruction probably weren't there, and since he wasn't a British toadie, said "thanks, but no thanks".

AND FRIES ARE NOT FRENCH. THEY'RE BELGIAN!!!
But apparently some stupid Americans didn't know that.


And now, the Canadian dish Poutine (fries with gravy and various add-ons) is off the menu in some restaurants because it's spelled and pronounced exactly like Putin: his name is written Poutine in French and Canadian French, and pronounced exactly the same way.

Stupid. I won't stop clogging my arteries with this delicious repast just because of the homonym.

Why did you put this in entertainment OP? It should have been in politics. And, you are ridiculous.

My daughter is a classical violinist. She will not stop playing beautiful music, the cultural treasures of the entire world, just because some idiot in Moscow decided to sign his own death sentence and try to bring an entire country with him.

During WWII, nobody was supposed to play German composers, but some music lovers still did. The best art forms transcend all events and peoples.

Anonymous wrote:Traditionally, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture is played to close the televised July 4 concert at the U.S. Capitol right as the fireworks start. This piece was composed to celebrate Russian victory in war. Perhaps it is time to stop playing that piece at a celebration of independence and freedom.

God dc is exhausting.

No. That tradition is ours. It is how we choose to celebrate our holiday. Why give Putin the power to change that.

Everything and everyone associated with Russia is not bad now. Get a grip.

Are you one of those people who wanted to call French Fries Freedom Fries? Come on.

Devote your energy to actions that actually make a difference.

I’d like my Rueben with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Freedom Dressing!

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Anonymous wrote:You sound like my church. I couldn't walk down the aisle to "Here comes the bride" because it was from Wagner and was too associated with Nazis.

Is that really the reason? Many churches disapprove of that piece because it’s secular rather than religious, plus the marriage in the opera is doomed.

I don't know a single church that disapproves of The Wedding March. And I've been to a lot.

I’m the PP you’re responding to and my own church wouldn’t play the wedding march.

Anonymous wrote:Can we please limit our anti Russian sentiment to Putin and his cronies? The Russian people had zero to do with this, and everyone knows it.

The Nutcracker, the Seagull, and Balanchine ballet must go on.

For the love of Christmas- please do not cancel the Nutcracker!!!

I will say though that after 2 world wars started by Germany, only Wagner really made it to the bad list.

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Anonymous wrote:Remember when french fries were renamed freedom fries! 😂

Yes-- why were we anti French? I can't even recall.

We weren’t anti-French, the GOP was because they wouldn’t support our invasion of Iraq.

Anonymous wrote:Remember when french fries were renamed freedom fries! 😂

Yes-- why were we anti French? I can't even recall.

Remember when french fries were renamed freedom fries! 😂

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Traditionally, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture is played to close the televised July 4 concert at the U.S. Capitol right as the fireworks start. This piece was composed to celebrate Russian victory in war. Perhaps it is time to stop playing that piece at a celebration of independence and freedom.

It was composed to celebrate the country driving out invaders. I hope it can be played with a full measure of irony in July. Slava Ukraini!

Exactly!

Can we please limit our anti Russian sentiment to Putin and his cronies? The Russian people had zero to do with this, and everyone knows it.

The Nutcracker, the Seagull, and Balanchine ballet must go on.

Anonymous wrote:This instinct to cancel things is really annoying. It does nothing for the people of Ukraine. Focus your energies on refugee relief efforts, not finding dead composers to punish.

THIS x1,000

Donate now. UNHCR, International Red Cross, or wherever you prefer. Much better use of your time than pondering whether to cancel aspects of Russian culture.