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Just want to say this: The fact that European readers even believed half of the fabrications in this story is telling of how ignorant they really are about the
by JPKab 8y ago
Just want to say this:
The fact that European readers even believed half of the fabrications in this story is telling of how ignorant they really are about the USA.
Just because you have seen movies which are the product of LA and NYC doesn't mean you know anything about the USA. Let me be clear: people in NYC and LA themselves know nothing of their country. This is blatantly obvious when you watch ANY Hollywood creation set in rural America.
It is frustrating to deal with self righteous assumptions of my culture like this based on movies and TV shows.
- nyolfen 8y agothis reminds me of the truly uncanny "three billboards outside billing missouri."
- jjeaff 8y agoThe strange thing is, that plenty of actors and writers in NYC and LA are from the south and Midwest. They could easily (and probably do) write scripts that accurately portray the "flyover states". But accuracy is not what sells movies and the powers that be seem quite set in their opinions that the innacurate, stereotypical views they hold are what people want to see. Just like the writer of the article in question.
- mips_avatar 8y agoI have had a bunch of experiences in Europe where I get told what’s wrong with America. I like how America is so self critical and wants to improve itself. But most of these Europeans have no idea what they’re talking about. I had a Brit tell me how sickened he was that 40% of Americans were Christians that literally only support Israel in order to create a holy land that will survive the apocalypse. He was so convinced that when I returned home I asked my religious friends what they thought. I can’t find a single person who believes anything remotely close to that. And definitely not a part of the calculus for supporting Israel.