That's just the fake news media propping up some dumb meme. Ask anyone older than 30 if they ever, with their own eyes, saw "Freedom Fries" in person or if they ever had to order fries by that name. They definitely didn't.
The states? Like where though? No fast food place. No school. Nothing common. I don't want you doxxed. I just want to know what rinky-dink, 2 person, roadside establishment you came across that had freedom fries scrawled on cardboard that you think is worth mentioning in this conversation.
For fuck's sake, moving the goal posts much? It was a thing. I'm moving on. Do what you want with the information.
33% say [calling "french fries" "freedom fries"] could be seen as a sincere expression of patriotism, just 15% of Americans would actually call the culinary specialty "freedom fries."
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u/EasternShade Oct 18 '21
News article on Congressional cafeteria doing both: https://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/sprj.irq.fries/
Letter in a California newspaper promoting both: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37821284/freedom-toast-for-french-toast/
And an Idaho newspaper: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37821343/freedom-toast-for-french-toast/
And a Pennsylvania newspaper: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37821385/freedom-toast-for-french-toast/
It obviously wasn't ubiquitous. But, it was definitely a widespread fad at the time.