Is it normal that i seriously hate it when americans stereotype the british?
Last night I watched Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. I wanted to check it out because the concept sounded funny.
While the film was OK, the film is very offensive, it frequently insults the British, believing us to be stupid, boring, and like the stereotype, posh and arrogant.
1. When the food starts falling from the sky and onto US, the world is alerted by a news report translated into other languages. When Londoners watch it it's translated as something like "The houses simply have ice cream". Implying that we're too stupid to know "a la mode".(in New York, the news report says a la mode).
2. It is later revealed that NONE of the food rain will reach Britain. When the world is alerted that the food will go around the world, London is just told that China will (A Chinese person gasps). This is also insulting because it's like saying our country is cultureless and doesn't deserve to experience such a phenomenon.
3. Later in the film the food starts getting bigger and causes destruction. Because none of the good food reaches Britain, it rains just tea in London. Posh, brainless people run around with teacups shouting "Gosh, tea anyone?" avoiding the hot rain. Boring cars are shown and everyone wears bowler hats. We don't get giant dougnuts or hot dogs. We don't deserve that.
4. Then, in the credits, world landmarks are shown to be rebuilt using the giant food. So while New York and Paris become colourful after a rainbow washes over them, a dismal, destroyed, stormy London STAYS THE SAME. We suck, don't we?
I've had enough. Really, I was greatly offended by the stereotypes in the film. It went overboard and I'm sick of you all believing that our country is so dismal. It's like "Who needs Britain? We have America!" and because of this, the UK is always laughed at and LIED ABOUT.
Yes, that's right. Quite a lot of Americans believe this stereotype, and therefore think we're not worth bother. I'll bet if you ask an American what Britain is like, they'll just say "Rainy, miserable, don't go there".
I really have had it. I just want you to accept us. WHY can't we be treated normally? Why can't a normal English person appear in a TV show, just to prove that we are normal, friendly people? When a British child appears, it's just a orphan that gets beaten up by American teenagers? After seeing this I felt such anger and shame.
But if that's what you really think of us... I hate the stereotype, it isn't funny anymore, it's a lie. So many brilliant things have come out of Britain, and you know it. But in movies and on TV shows, this is invariably ignored. However, the US is happy to rave on about themselves. Why do you leave us out? Why?
One more thing: DON'T bring up the "British people think we're all fat" thing. We all know that that isn't the case. You'll believe anything you see on TV. That's why the stereotype has been carried on for years. Sometimes I just wish I wasn't part of a country I should be happy to live in.