Making fun of Americans and our insularity (aka blinkered ignorance) about the world has become almost cliche. These days everywhere you travel you hear the familiar refrain: Americans are stupid and they know nothing about the rest of the world. As an American, I constantly try to defend my countrymen. These are the insults of insecure foreigners who dislike the fact that America is the world’s sole superpower. Not all Americans are that way, just those in Red States. Or, we are far too busy in our lives maintaining the most powerful economy in the world to be bothered by knowing what is the capital of Senegal. And other such arguments.
But the fact is, I tend to agree with what these people are saying. I am constantly surprised by how little time people take to educate themselves about the world when they seem to know EVERYTHING about the people up for Oscars. Well, given the fact that the Oscars just took place and this topic was on my mind, I figured y’all out there would enjoy this video that seems to confirm all the stereotypes. Yes, I watched this and still felt the desire to defend Americans (it has obviously been edited to reflect on us poorly), but it’s hard to watch and even a little depressing.