Tonight when a couple of my friends were watching the U.S.A. Academy Awards, they scoffed at presentation for foreign film recognition (foreign language film category?)
This seems odd to me considering that anyone who is in the U.S.A. migrated or descended from other countries
2007-02-25 15:21:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
America, is, sadly, a very prejudiced and close-minded society. we need more peeps like u 2 help show that there is a whole wide world beyond our borders, and that it doesn't revolve around us.
2007-02-25 15:27:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't call it xenophobic as much as, um, I suppose redneck would be as good a term as any. This attitude stems from a lack of knowledge about other cultures, about history, about everything. Americans tend to think of culture (in the high-brow European sense) as stupid and that is reflected in their view of movies, and just about everything else. With out education system declining exponentially, I firmly expect my sons' peers to be unable to write a word of English upon exit from high school. There are so many things about America that I am proud of and love, and so many Americans that I wish we could send away.
2007-02-25 23:29:01 · answer #2 · answered by Huggles-the-wise 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, those ae the people who do not know enough about their own family to know that we are all immigrants in this country. It's something we have to live with.
2007-02-25 23:26:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately that is the case for some.
2007-02-25 23:25:53 · answer #4 · answered by implosion13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋