Are Escapist members anti-American?

[cocoadog]

ya well the people here are a tad more intelligent then on xbox live. i get called a Yankee every time i play with a Britt... never even give me a chance... there i just made you read my problems.

 

[crypt-creature]

In all honesty, I really do consider myself just another person in the world, and my country doesn't mean anything more to me than where I can legally travel without a passport. Maybe that's a bad thing, but in the end I just want to be thought of as a person, not a demographic, stereotype, or be associated with a land mass. I guess I'm not too unique in that desire.

A post and thought pattern I completely agree with.

Although I do criticize 'my' country quite a bit, I'd do the same thing if I had been born anywhere else, mainly because of the above state viewpoint.

 

[Skuffyshootster]

If they are truly intelligent, then they won't let extreme emotions corrupt their logical thinking.

EDIT: Oh yeah, human nature.

That was basically going to be my response.
Humans do not work that way.

You let your emotions take control, rather than actually thinking about anything, a great deal of the time.

Do you consider yourself above human nature? I am genuinely asking that out of interest, specifically because it states on your page you have a god complex, but I can't tell if you actually do (because you "realize" you have one), or if you're simply stating that as a joke.

Leave it alone, you wont win against MaxtheReeaper, escapist celebrity...

Win what?

 

[Adam the Knowing]

Hey guys lets stereotype countries we have never been to.

OOOOH Can we! YAY
Its alright 'jjred' said it was ok.

 

[eelel]

I am not anti-American. I am anti-stupid.

 

[Rolling Thunder]

So why all the stereotyping and white-washing of my entire country?

Given the Escapist IS an American magazine, I'd say that you just have to look a little closer. Fondant regularly rips into South Africa, Saskwatch and Purple Rain into Australia and myself into England.

What's more appropriate is that there are a lot of confused people on the Internet that correlate anything American to Dubya Bush and Cletus from the Simpsons.

There's also the Internet Dickwad Theory, which tends to make up a lot of these arguments.

Hey, I'm important enough to be mentioned! Yay!


But seriously.....if you think America is bad, South Africa is worse. If you think the UK is bad....South Africa is worse. If you think Australia is bad....South Africa is considerably more fun.

Speaking of fun, here's a fun fact: The current President of South Africa, Mr Jacob Zuma, has six wives, fourteen mistresses and enough children to fill a medium-sized Antonov from top to bottom.

 

[Mrsoupcup]

Well my reason for disliking America is the fact that almost every American kid I have met has given me crap for being Canadian. This like "You country did nothing in WW2" "your all french fags" thing like that mak me dislike America. For one we were in WW2 before America because we had to for we are loyal to Britian, and were not all French or Gay. i don't see why Americans dislike canada so much.... we are there most important alies and trade partners, were brothers in arms if you ask me. (I went to Europe on vacation and not a single person insulted me for being Canadian)

 

[HyenaThePirate]

Now, I'm not some flag-waving Harley-riding, machine gun-toting all American patriot who won't listen to other people's opinions

I am.

They call me cowboy
I'm the singer in black
So throw a finger in the air
let me see where you're at.

 

[Adam the Knowing]

A fair share of them are, yes.

Now I, personally, couldn't care less about "my" country.
But I am a little fucking sick of all the stereotyping that goes on - stereotyping that wouldn't be alright if it were directed elsewhere, I imagine.

It's a little like how it's only okay to discriminate against white males.

IT IS!? :0

 

[HyenaThePirate]

Well my reason for disliking America is the fact that almost every American kid I have met has given me crap for being Canadian. This like "You country did nothing in WW2" "your all french fags" thing like that mak me dislike America. For one we were in WW2 before America because we had to for we are loyal to Britian, and were not all French or Gay. i don't see why Americans dislike canada so much.... we are there most important alies and trade partners, were brothers in arms if you ask me. (I went to Europe on vacation and not a single person insulted me for being Canadian)

Thats because most people think Canada is a suburb of Detroit

 

[Canadamus Prime]

It's easy to point a finger across the Ocean and say, 'They're to blame.'

Except for me it's just pointing across the border and saying "They're to blame."
Really although I hate America, I try not to hold that against individual Americans. I'm not a fan of stereotypes.

 

[neoman10]

this site is American, therefor you are all supporting American economics! ha! (Kinda)

 

[bjj hero]

Well my reason for disliking America is the fact that almost every American kid I have met has given me crap for being Canadian. This like "You country did nothing in WW2" "your all french fags" thing like that mak me dislike America. For one we were in WW2 before America because we had to for we are loyal to Britian, and were not all French or Gay. i don't see why Americans dislike canada so much.... we are there most important alies and trade partners, were brothers in arms if you ask me. (I went to Europe on vacation and not a single person insulted me for being Canadian)

Thats because most people think Canada is a suburb of Detroit

Canadians are seen as friendlier, less neurotic, less trigger happy, flagless version of Americans and universally liked.

Having said that I have no issues with americans having lived there and having American friends.

 

[Cavouku]

Even if they are, it shouldn't matter unless they start meaning hateful things. A bad joke is fine, but if it's purposely discriminatory, then it's not okay.

But America, you're a big boy now, you can take a little stereotypical humor, right?

Ya fatty[/joke].

 

[CrashBang]

I'm British and I actually hate my country and love America. I think I might have been some kinda mistake and shoulda been born in America. I've been to NYC, Philadelphia and D.C. and they're just the greatest places in the world! Well, actually Philadelphia was quite a shit hole lol but I can't wait 'til I move to NYC. Americans (at least the ones that I met over there) seem to be much happier than the miserable pricks and football hooligans I'm surrounded with a lot of the time

I enjoyed living in the States but I came home after 2 and a half years. Just out of interest, where are you in the UK?

I live in the west midlands but go to University in Aberystwyth (which does kick ass)
Why did you decide to move back?

 

[Cekil1]

From my 'net experience, people seem to have a problem with Stereotypical Americans (Fat, stupid, loud, obnoxious) not all of us. As someone already stated we're mostly being lumped in with our government's bullcrap. As such I rarely take anything that's said to heart. Although, many people used to lump in every German citizen with Hitler and the Third Reich, so it's not entirely unexpected that something sorta similar (but MUCH less extreme) would crop up with other countries.