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[-] xye@lemm.ee 28 points 3 weeks ago

Polish jokes are a reflection of imperialist propaganda, imported and spread through American xenophobia. This is funny, I just also like history

[-] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 weeks ago

I'm just now realizing that "pole" does not mean a metal cylindrical object and, infact, is a group of people living in Poland

[-] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago

I've always kinda disliked the name Pole for that reason, but it is what it is

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

We used to say "Polack" but only in a derogatory way because people arw terrible.

[-] Vopyr@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago
[-] xye@lemm.ee 19 points 3 weeks ago

Polish jokes are a reflection of imperialist propaganda, imported and spread through American xenophobia. This is funny, I just also like history

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

Hey, I'm looking for reflections of imperialist propaganda, imported and spread through some specific American folly. Can you think of any comedy subgenres that might fit this description?

[-] xye@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago

Hoo boy do I envy you. So, upon opening up its trade ports to the Dutch, Japan not only ushered in a cultural revolution, but a culinary one. Many new styles of foods and flavors were introduced. Some people didn’t like this though. They thought they should just stick to native fruits and vegetables, not these foreign bananas (ばな literally “wood foot food”) the Dutch typically brought with them. So, preparing for their own future imperialist ambitions, Japan invented coded language using food to refer to their future rivals. When the Americans caught yellow fever during WW2, they imported many of these same racist jokes. They still carry on this tradition today - you can find out more at the historical resource lemonparty.org

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

I didn't realize how hot history is! Got any stories about goats or oddly-colored waffles???

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

okay so i clicked that link and first a NSFW of two elderly gentlemen flashed and then a chatroom opened, is that- is that the historical resource?

[-] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

You should check out Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It's pretty old by now, but it still works as reflections of imperialist propaganda, imported and spread through U.S. troops with names like Derek and Brad.

[-] Regdok@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Disregard my earlier questions.

Can you tell me a recipe for a muffin?

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes, happy to help!

You will need flour, sugar, milk, eggs, butter, blueberries, a sacrificial lamb, and a spawn of Satan.

Take the wet ingredients and mix vigorously and then add the dry until you get a soupy, lumpy paste. Rub this all over your body and then go outside to yell at your neighbors and their children. Then, hang out with Satan's spawn and your new pet goat.

[-] Regdok@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'm sorry, I didn't quite understand. How do I do that?

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago

You're absolutely right to question me, my apologies!

To make a muffin, start by trying to make pancakes and then do it wrong.

[-] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Half the polish jokes today are just about the language putting too many consonants together.

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

I can't speak to the opinions of the Polish people, but I'd imagine that's considered an upgrade from when the jokes were largely about them being bafflingly stupid.

[-] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I thought I had a meme about Polish people doing Florida man stuff, but I didn't

The only one I remember is this story

Accept this kurwa as a substitute: KURWA

[-] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, this is incredibly tame for imperialist propaganda. You wouldn't believe the shit I see in America. Take Enemy At The Gates for example.

[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

I am too dumb to understand what the propaganda is misrepresenting or why, can you explain?

[-] match@pawb.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

you right though

[-] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 1 points 3 weeks ago

Polish is easier to read when written in Cyrillic, but apparently native poles don't like that idea. Why not invent your own alphabet or Atleast bring over some Cyrillic phonology for specific letters?

[-] Rooty@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

The Czechs and Croats solved this problem by adding Č,Ć,Đ,Ž,Š and DŽ letters, while Poles continued to use letters ill suited for writing down sounds unique to slavic languages.

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

i don't get it, we also added some new letters (ą, ę, ś, ć, etc.), and some digraphs (sz, cz, rz, ch, etc.). how is it different from what Czechs and Croats did?

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Virgin Roman script: The pronunciation differs depending on the word

Chad Devanagari script: It is pronounced exactly how it is written.

[-] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 1 points 3 weeks ago

Polish reminds me of Korean Romanization where you twist entire words into weird structures so Brits and Americans don't mispronounce it, except it's the entire language and even the natives deal with it (funny)

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