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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Humph Warden Bennett on October 20, 2018, 12:00:57 PM

Title: French MP wants to make mockery of accents illegal
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on October 20, 2018, 12:00:57 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-accents/french-lawmaker-proposes-bill-to-outlaw-mockery-of-accents-idUSKCN1MT2BU

Is this a good idea? It would be hard to enforce.
Title: Re: French MP wants to make mockery of accents illegal
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on October 20, 2018, 12:09:31 PM
Quote from: Humph Warden Bennett on October 20, 2018, 12:00:57 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-accents/french-lawmaker-proposes-bill-to-outlaw-mockery-of-accents-idUSKCN1MT2BU

Is this a good idea? It would be hard to enforce.

Good Moaning.
Title: Re: French MP wants to make mockery of accents illegal
Post by: SusanDoris on October 20, 2018, 12:18:15 PM
I have always loved to imitate different accents and have a facility for doing so. How anyone would define it as mockery, I have no idea.
Title: Re: French MP wants to make mockery of accents illegal
Post by: Roses on October 20, 2018, 12:19:32 PM
Quote from: Humph Warden Bennett on October 20, 2018, 12:00:57 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-accents/french-lawmaker-proposes-bill-to-outlaw-mockery-of-accents-idUSKCN1MT2BU

Is this a good idea? It would be hard to enforce.

Poor man, it is sad he hasn't anything better with which to concern himself.