I was in the DC area during that time and everyone pretty much mocked "Freedom Fries" from the start. It was primarily the GOP congress members doing it at the

I was in the DC area during that time and everyone pretty much mocked "Freedom Fries" from the start. It was primarily the GOP congress members doing it at the time. No one else changed the name and the majoring of media outlets poked fun of those few that actually used the term "freedom fries". In 2008 there was a small, short lived boycott of Palin wines because people didn't like McCain's VP nominee (who wasn't associated with the winery). This feels a lot like that, only with the media encouraging it this time. That leads to more people and groups jumping on the bandwangon. It's a chance to indulge in guilt-free cruelty to a designated outgroup.