Yeah. At the time it was considered laughable and Dubya was made to look petulant for the association. Attempting to rename one of the world's most popular foods was never going to end well.
Though you could try your luck renaming it in 2021 and you got a 50/50 shot.
"The fries are a reminder of French colonial oppression of the Vietnamese people and should be renamed. I may be a white bearded soyboy but I identify as a Vietnamese girl. Make it happen, bigots!".
Yeah. At the time it was considered laughable and Dubya was made to look petulant for the association. Attempting to rename one of the world's most popular foods was never going to end well.
Though you could try your luck renaming it in 2021 and you got a 50/50 shot.
"The fries are a reminder of French colonial oppression of the Vietnamese people and should be renamed. I may be a white bearded soyboy but I identify as a Vietnamese girl. Make it happen, bigots!".
It could totally happen