Cpl Anthony Pearson 805516 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-50902"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-to-do-about-anti-americanism-among-those-in-the-media-spotlight%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+to+do+about+anti-Americanism+among+those+in+the+media+spotlight%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-to-do-about-anti-americanism-among-those-in-the-media-spotlight&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat to do about anti-Americanism among those in the media spotlight?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-to-do-about-anti-americanism-among-those-in-the-media-spotlight" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="93eb1c45ca6af1c887235ab8d8a62706" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/050/902/for_gallery_v2/11f6fc70.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/050/902/large_v3/11f6fc70.jpg" alt="11f6fc70" /></a></div></div>It seems that more and more, famous people, large organizations, government officials, etc. are saying and doing things to denounce the United States and the spirit of the American people. <br /><br />There was a time when it didn&#39;t happen much, for fear of losing ones standing in the national spotlight. When it did happen, apologies were usually quick and almost believable. <br /><br />I don&#39;t think that is the case today. <br /><br />It has pretty much become the cool thing to do in certain circles. It feels calculated. It smells rotten to me, and to many of you, I&#39;m sure. <br /><br />There is a laundry list of people who smear America and make fun of those who wear it on their sleeves. <br /><br />My question to all of you is... when you see it happen, or hear it, do you take an action? Do you boycott products? Avoid seeing movies that were produced/directed or contain actors that are known to talk badly about our country? Do you listen to music by musicians who bash America? <br /><br />I recently read about NIKE in the news, and how they decided to outfit our olympians in colors OTHER than red, white and blue. I admit, on the surface, it seems subtle. In my opinion, it seems very wrong. Olympics are all about national pride, and showing one&#39;s countries colors is important. So why ignore it? Is there a message there?<br /><br />Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://nypost.com/2015/07/09/how-nike-made-us-red-white-blue-disappear-at-world-cup/">http://nypost.com/2015/07/09/how-nike-made-us-red-white-blue-disappear-at-world-cup/</a><br /><br />Ariana Grande is another one. A famous singer, unaware of being video taped, spoke openly about how she hates Americans. Once busted, it was &#39;tears city&#39; and the apologies are being made. Is that enough? Should she be forgiven? I think not. If I had my way, she would be ignored. Shunned. Record sales would dwindle to a hault. She would become an after thought.<br /><br />Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/08/ariana-grande-i-hate-americans-donut-shop-video/">http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/08/ariana-grande-i-hate-americans-donut-shop-video/</a><br /><br />But wait, there is more. Much more.<br /><br />Altman, Robert<br />Anderson, Gillian<br />Asner, Ed<br />Baldwin, Alex<br />Basinger, Kim<br />Begley, Ed, Jr<br />Belafonte, Harry<br />Ben &amp; Jerry&#39;s Ice Cream<br />Browne, Jackson<br />Carroll, Diahann<br />CCH Pounder<br />Cheadle, Don<br />Clayburgh, Jill<br />Clooney, George<br />Coyote, Peter<br />Crouse, Lindsay<br />Crowe, Sheryl<br />Cusak, Joan<br />Cusak, John<br />Daley, Tyne<br />Damon, Matt<br />D&#39;Onofrio, Vincent<br />Duchovny, David<br />Dukakis, Olympia<br />Dutton, Charles S.<br />Earle, Steven<br />Elizondo, Hector<br />Elwes, Cary<br />Farrell, Mike<br />Farrow, Mia<br />Fishburne, Laurence<br />Flanery, Sean Patrick<br />Fonda, Jane<br />Franklin, Bonnie<br />Garafalo, Jeananne<br />Gilbert, Melissa<br />Glover, Danny<br />Gould, Elliot<br />Guillaume, Robert<br />Harrelson, Woody<br />Harris, Ed<br />Hawke, Ethan<br />Howard, Ken<br />Hunt, Helen<br />Huston, Angelica<br />Jackon, Samuel<br />Kaczmarek, Jane<br />Kanakaredes, Melina<br />Kasem, Casey<br />Kirkland, Sally<br />Lange, Jessica<br />Leoni, Tea<br />Malick, Wendie<br />Manheim, Camryn<br />Mason, Marsha<br />Masur, Richard<br />Matthews, Dave<br />Moby<br />Moore, Michael<br />Morales, Esai<br />NIKE<br />Noth, Chris<br />O&#39;Neill, Ed<br />Oprah<br />Paul, Alexandra<br />Penn, Sean<br />Raitt, Bonnie<br />Redford, Robert<br />Reiner, Carl<br />REM<br />Robbins, Tim<br />Sarandon, Susan<br />Shalhoub, Tony<br />Sheen, Martin<br />Spacey, Kevin<br />Steinem, Gloria<br />Stone, Oliver<br />Strassman, Marcia<br />Streisand, Barbara<br />Swit, Loretta<br />Terkel, Studs<br />Tomlin, Lily<br />Turner, Kathleen<br />Underwood, Blair<br />Weaver, Dennis<br />West, Kanye<br />Whitford, Bradley<br />Whitford, Bradley<br />Whitmore, James<br />Woodard, Alfre<br />Wyle, Noah<br /><br /><br />Many of us have jobs, responsibilities, mouths to feed, bills to pay. Protesting and holding a sign for hours may not be feasible. We also aren&#39;t likely to be violent or destructive, nor will our actions grant us media attention in a POSITIVE light, unlike other recent riots.<br /><br />So how do we fight back? We ignore and shun and make it publicly known that you are against those who are anti-American. <br /><br />Or, you can read things like this, shrug your shoulders, and do nothing. Status quo. Let future generations deal with the erosion of our culture, pride, and spirit.<br /><br />I admit, I have done very little. There are shows I love, movies I want to see, music I enjoy listening to... and taking a hard stance would affect those things that I enjoy so much. It won&#39;t be easy, but I think I&#39;m pretty much ready to take the leap. 2015-07-10T12:36:34-04:00 Cpl Anthony Pearson 805516

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-50902"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-to-do-about-anti-americanism-among-those-in-the-media-spotlight%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+to+do+about+anti-Americanism+among+those+in+the+media+spotlight%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-to-do-about-anti-americanism-among-those-in-the-media-spotlight&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat to do about anti-Americanism among those in the media spotlight?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-to-do-about-anti-americanism-among-those-in-the-media-spotlight" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="5dd30c9adce72a0fdaf41d95c1c5c346" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/050/902/for_gallery_v2/11f6fc70.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/050/902/large_v3/11f6fc70.jpg" alt="11f6fc70" /></a></div></div>It seems that more and more, famous people, large organizations, government officials, etc. are saying and doing things to denounce the United States and the spirit of the American people. <br /><br />There was a time when it didn&#39;t happen much, for fear of losing ones standing in the national spotlight. When it did happen, apologies were usually quick and almost believable. <br /><br />I don&#39;t think that is the case today. <br /><br />It has pretty much become the cool thing to do in certain circles. It feels calculated. It smells rotten to me, and to many of you, I&#39;m sure. <br /><br />There is a laundry list of people who smear America and make fun of those who wear it on their sleeves. <br /><br />My question to all of you is... when you see it happen, or hear it, do you take an action? Do you boycott products? Avoid seeing movies that were produced/directed or contain actors that are known to talk badly about our country? Do you listen to music by musicians who bash America? <br /><br />I recently read about NIKE in the news, and how they decided to outfit our olympians in colors OTHER than red, white and blue. I admit, on the surface, it seems subtle. In my opinion, it seems very wrong. Olympics are all about national pride, and showing one&#39;s countries colors is important. So why ignore it? Is there a message there?<br /><br />Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://nypost.com/2015/07/09/how-nike-made-us-red-white-blue-disappear-at-world-cup/">http://nypost.com/2015/07/09/how-nike-made-us-red-white-blue-disappear-at-world-cup/</a><br /><br />Ariana Grande is another one. A famous singer, unaware of being video taped, spoke openly about how she hates Americans. Once busted, it was &#39;tears city&#39; and the apologies are being made. Is that enough? Should she be forgiven? I think not. If I had my way, she would be ignored. Shunned. Record sales would dwindle to a hault. She would become an after thought.<br /><br />Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/08/ariana-grande-i-hate-americans-donut-shop-video/">http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/08/ariana-grande-i-hate-americans-donut-shop-video/</a><br /><br />But wait, there is more. Much more.<br /><br />Altman, Robert<br />Anderson, Gillian<br />Asner, Ed<br />Baldwin, Alex<br />Basinger, Kim<br />Begley, Ed, Jr<br />Belafonte, Harry<br />Ben &amp; Jerry&#39;s Ice Cream<br />Browne, Jackson<br />Carroll, Diahann<br />CCH Pounder<br />Cheadle, Don<br />Clayburgh, Jill<br />Clooney, George<br />Coyote, Peter<br />Crouse, Lindsay<br />Crowe, Sheryl<br />Cusak, Joan<br />Cusak, John<br />Daley, Tyne<br />Damon, Matt<br />D&#39;Onofrio, Vincent<br />Duchovny, David<br />Dukakis, Olympia<br />Dutton, Charles S.<br />Earle, Steven<br />Elizondo, Hector<br />Elwes, Cary<br />Farrell, Mike<br />Farrow, Mia<br />Fishburne, Laurence<br />Flanery, Sean Patrick<br />Fonda, Jane<br />Franklin, Bonnie<br />Garafalo, Jeananne<br />Gilbert, Melissa<br />Glover, Danny<br />Gould, Elliot<br />Guillaume, Robert<br />Harrelson, Woody<br />Harris, Ed<br />Hawke, Ethan<br />Howard, Ken<br />Hunt, Helen<br />Huston, Angelica<br />Jackon, Samuel<br />Kaczmarek, Jane<br />Kanakaredes, Melina<br />Kasem, Casey<br />Kirkland, Sally<br />Lange, Jessica<br />Leoni, Tea<br />Malick, Wendie<br />Manheim, Camryn<br />Mason, Marsha<br />Masur, Richard<br />Matthews, Dave<br />Moby<br />Moore, Michael<br />Morales, Esai<br />NIKE<br />Noth, Chris<br />O&#39;Neill, Ed<br />Oprah<br />Paul, Alexandra<br />Penn, Sean<br />Raitt, Bonnie<br />Redford, Robert<br />Reiner, Carl<br />REM<br />Robbins, Tim<br />Sarandon, Susan<br />Shalhoub, Tony<br />Sheen, Martin<br />Spacey, Kevin<br />Steinem, Gloria<br />Stone, Oliver<br />Strassman, Marcia<br />Streisand, Barbara<br />Swit, Loretta<br />Terkel, Studs<br />Tomlin, Lily<br />Turner, Kathleen<br />Underwood, Blair<br />Weaver, Dennis<br />West, Kanye<br />Whitford, Bradley<br />Whitford, Bradley<br />Whitmore, James<br />Woodard, Alfre<br />Wyle, Noah<br /><br /><br />Many of us have jobs, responsibilities, mouths to feed, bills to pay. Protesting and holding a sign for hours may not be feasible. We also aren&#39;t likely to be violent or destructive, nor will our actions grant us media attention in a POSITIVE light, unlike other recent riots.<br /><br />So how do we fight back? We ignore and shun and make it publicly known that you are against those who are anti-American. <br /><br />Or, you can read things like this, shrug your shoulders, and do nothing. Status quo. Let future generations deal with the erosion of our culture, pride, and spirit.<br /><br />I admit, I have done very little. There are shows I love, movies I want to see, music I enjoy listening to... and taking a hard stance would affect those things that I enjoy so much. It won&#39;t be easy, but I think I&#39;m pretty much ready to take the leap.

2015-07-10T12:36:34-04:00 2015-07-10T12:36:34-04:00 Capt Seid Waddell 805574

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We get as bad a society as we will tolerate. If you don't like their attitudes then don't support them.<br /><br />It worked with the Dixie Chicks, and it will work with the others.

2015-07-10T12:56:03-04:00 2015-07-10T12:56:03-04:00 SGT Jeremiah B. 805605

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I think to even have this discussion, we have to define what &quot;anti-Americanism&quot; actually is. I&#39;ve seen a lot of people called Anti-American just for challenging certain policies or stating they thought the Iraq war was stupid and misguided. I would add rabid nationalism that brooks no dissent to Anti-Americanism, but that&#39;s going to make the list a little longer and more interesting than &quot;dirty liberal hippies.&quot;

2015-07-10T13:03:34-04:00 2015-07-10T13:03:34-04:00 LCDR Private RallyPoint Member 805613

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Since when is dissenting un-American? There&#39;s plenty I don&#39;t like about America and the Americans in it; it&#39;s my civic duty to recognize the issues and people I don&#39;t agree with, and make my voice heard in an attempt to instill a positive change. That&#39;s how democracies (and elected representation) work.

2015-07-10T13:05:02-04:00 2015-07-10T13:05:02-04:00 SrA Edward Vong 805651

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>America is founded on the US Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence. Other than that, in my opinion, any &quot;traditional American values&quot; were made as American society progressed. I am not anti-American from the founding sense, but I dislike how the United States is practiced. As a citizen of this great nation, it is my duty to fill in the holes and correct the mistakes that I feel is what is causing damage to the country.

2015-07-10T13:13:09-04:00 2015-07-10T13:13:09-04:00 Cpl Anthony Pearson 805737

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Good comments, everyone. Eye opening.

2015-07-10T13:35:25-04:00 2015-07-10T13:35:25-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 805758

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2015-07-10T13:41:36-04:00 2015-07-10T13:41:36-04:00 MAJ Ken Landgren 806310

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>For those in media who disparage our country, I hope the country responds by boycotting them.

2015-07-10T17:31:44-04:00 2015-07-10T17:31:44-04:00 MAJ Ken Landgren 806662

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I hope we examine the question, what have we become?

2015-07-10T20:32:42-04:00 2015-07-10T20:32:42-04:00 LTC(P) Private RallyPoint Member 807187

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It aggravates me when celebrities use their status as a platform for their particular view.

2015-07-11T03:19:49-04:00 2015-07-11T03:19:49-04:00 PO1 John Miller 807192

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-50997"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-to-do-about-anti-americanism-among-those-in-the-media-spotlight%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+to+do+about+anti-Americanism+among+those+in+the+media+spotlight%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-to-do-about-anti-americanism-among-those-in-the-media-spotlight&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat to do about anti-Americanism among those in the media spotlight?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-to-do-about-anti-americanism-among-those-in-the-media-spotlight" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="8e9e5e90f7718c0c10961f08bb681a7e" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/050/997/for_gallery_v2/9f5e819b.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/050/997/large_v3/9f5e819b.jpg" alt="9f5e819b" /></a></div></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="93847" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/93847-cpl-anthony-pearson">Cpl Anthony Pearson</a>, this is how I feel about these celebrities:

2015-07-11T03:26:11-04:00 2015-07-11T03:26:11-04:00 2015-07-10T12:36:34-04:00