KAPTAINmORGANnWo4life said:
Yes, I do, and it's just as bad as the "White People do X, Black People do Y." routine. It's ancient, and only hacks use it. And if you make a tradition of dishonouring Canada on its national holiday, then there definately is something wrong with that.
If you think this video was made with any intent other than a respectful and good-natured enjoyment of our own national quirks in light of a national holiday, you're seriously mistaken.
And while I certainly wouldn't claim that a video like this is the highest calibre of razor-sharp humourous wit, I do think it is funny, and I do think it is perfectly ok to have fun at one's own expense, or to play with national stereotypes.
You didn't like it. That's cool. you're allowed. You think the comedy is tired and worn out? that's cool too. I think we took a fresh angle on an old joke, but you're entitled to your opinion. I do believe however, that you're taking it way too personally, and I think you're reading malintent where there truly is none.
We make fun of ourselves like this because we are secure in our belief that whatever people think of us, or our country, we live in what is truly the greatest nation on earth, quirks and foibles included.
-m