[johntdaly]

When the freedom fries thing came up it was ridiculous and I am not sure how far it went in other states but they where still french fries in California. As far as I know it was just a republican stunt in the congressional cafeteria and never went beyond that. I think I remember them also renaming french toast to freedom toast.

I also remember how my dad reacted on them trying to ban “The Anarchist Cookbook” after columbine. We bought a copy, and so did a lot of other Americans at the time.

I don’t see your example with the kefir in the same light you do. What I see is a company marketing itself (sort of similar to green washing or rainbow washing) and not some sort of consent. The only consensus I see is that many companies are pulling the same advertising move. Have you asked people around you what they think about it? How many told you they think its ridiculous?

[tablespoon]

> When the freedom fries thing came up it was ridiculous and I am not sure how far it went in other states but they where still french fries in California. As far as I know it was just a republican stunt in the congressional cafeteria and never went beyond that. I think I remember them also renaming french toast to freedom toast.

This. It was a stunt that didn't even go very far. At the time I frequently bought french fries in a pretty conservative area, and never once saw them listed on a menu as "freedom fries." I was also pretty widely mocked (e.g. this is when it was made very clear that french fries weren't French).

The at least some stuff being done in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine seems a lot more like a legitimate boycott (though sometimes poorly executed) than the "freedom fries" stunt.

[acadapter]

Well, three, maybe four. I am not a very social person, I have to admit.