The Double Standard

Since it is America's birthday today, I would like to point out a little hypocrisy in the world against this fine nation, my adopted homeland. No this rant has nothing to do with countries asking for aid then blasting the U.S. about the amount, or countries asking for troop support then blasting the occupation. I am talking about something much more sinister...language.

Ever notice how, when an American speaks another language, say French, and he pronounces the words correctly, but with an American accent, he is looked upon with disgust? You would have thought he just spat is some frog-eating lover's face.

However, the reverse does not hold true. If a Frenchman strolls into town, speaking his broken English in a strong Parisian accent, the whole female population loses its goddamn mind. All of sudden, speaking with an incorrect accent is sexy, it's different, it's intriguing. Herein lies the hypocrisy.

Now, before you get your beret in a twist, do not mistake my rant for hate. However you get the ladies to love you fellas, do it. My rant is against the hypocrisy, the double standard really, that I see when it comes to language and accents. And that double standard comes against American men.

In case you think I am just another whiny American, I am not. As I said in the beginning, this is my adopted homeland. I am actually Jamaican. And when I the mood hits me, or when I have imbibed a considerable amount of alcohol, my Jamaican accent comes out. I could use this power for evil, but I choose not to do so. I also choose not to judge someone based on their accent versus their ability to correctly pronounce the words of another language.

So on this, the day of independence for the greatest country in the history of the world, I humbly ask that you foreigners and American English hating citizens take note of your double standard the next time you hear me correctly say the phrase, "Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir ."


Happy 4th of July everyone

The Authority