The phrase “All-American boy/girl” sounds horrifyingly oppressive and majoritarian when transposed to any other nationality
All-German boy/girl...
All-Japanese...
All-Indian...
All-Egyptian...
All-Chinese
All-French
All-Kenyan
All-Brazilian
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Did you know that, in 1972, a CBC radio host held a contest to choose a Canadian national simile (à la “as American as apple pie”), and the winner they chose was “as Canadian as possible under the circumstances.”
I love that so much. I love Canada.
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