I'm watching an episode of the Simpsons. I'm sure all of you have watched one at some point in your life. It's that type of television show, popular all both sides of the Atlantic and presumably in places not bordered by the Atlantic too. The Simpsons is full of stereotypes. I'm currently watching an episode set in the not so glorious nation of Ireland and it is rife with references to Guinness, potatoes and leprechauns. I for one find this offensive as I have a mildy Irish name and do not in anyway condone stereotypes or racial slurs. Unless it's directed at the French, or the Germans, or the Chinese, or the Americans. I dont mean any of those except the French, the rest were just listed to fill up some space. Also the French dont read our blog, which is something I'm not at all bitter about. Actually, the Chinese don't read it either, but I feel I should respect them as the will one day be our overlords and we will be slaves in the Glorious Global Republic Of China. Only the North Koreans will be able to fend then off, by using a combination of repression and threatened nuclear strikes. Not that the North Koreans are stereotypically repressive or nuclear.
My friend that isn't Alex is here now, so I am going out now, good bye to you all.
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