blame Canada
Fault our neighbor
Blame Canada is a catchphrase used to mock the tendency to scapegoat external causes—especially foreign ones—for domestic problems.
Originating from the 1999 film *South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut*, where cartoon parents blame Canadian entertainers for corrupting their children, the phrase now applies sarcastically to any deflection of responsibility: Economy tanking? Blame Canada.
- South ParkSatirical animated comedy series
- north of the borderCanadian side, colloquially
- Oscar songFilm music prize winner
- scapegoatUnfairly blamed person
- easy targetVulnerable person or thing
passing the buck · accuse · Matt Stone · fault · parody · finger-pointing · not my fault · xenophobia · foreign policy · criticize · Trey Parker · moral panic · condemn · musical comedy · denounce · guilt · rag on · stick it to
blame Canadatake responsibility
Accept fault for outcomes
mea culpa · own it · look in the mirror · the buck stops here · personal responsibility
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