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=== Web Comics === |
=== Web Comics === |
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* The U.S. military brings you [http://www.usfj.mil/ |
* The U.S. military brings you [https://web.archive.org/web/20101223031031/http://www.usfj.mil/Manga/ Our Alliance - A Lasting Partnership]. Starring Usa-kun, an [[Adorably Precocious Child]], who's guarding the older japanese stand-in, just ''cuz''. |
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** May be a subversion, in that it's made by the U.S. Military for Japanese children... |
** May be a subversion, in that it's made by the U.S. Military for Japanese children... |
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* ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'': America as seen in ''The Program'' would like to see itself as Type 1, but is very much Type 2. It's basically modern culture [[Twenty Minutes in The Future]], however the main difference is that the country has turned militaristic and nationalistic, and the characters are raised to acknowledge and embrace it. |
* ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'': America as seen in ''The Program'' would like to see itself as Type 1, but is very much Type 2. It's basically modern culture [[Twenty Minutes in The Future]], however the main difference is that the country has turned militaristic and nationalistic, and the characters are raised to acknowledge and embrace it. |
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* [[Zero Punctuation|Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]] has made his disdain and disgust for America known on more than one occasion in a few of his videos (especially in his reviews of ''[[Modern Warfare|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare]]'' and ''[[Medal of Honor|Medal of Honor: Airborne]]''. At one point, Croshaw considered "moving to that steaming shithole across the ocean" because he was sick of the Australian Media Board's aggressive censorship policies, which he then likened to traditional right-wing conservatism in the States. |
* [[Zero Punctuation|Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]] has made his disdain and disgust for America known on more than one occasion in a few of his videos (especially in his reviews of ''[[Modern Warfare|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare]]'' and ''[[Medal of Honor|Medal of Honor: Airborne]]''. At one point, Croshaw considered "moving to that steaming shithole across the ocean" because he was sick of the Australian Media Board's aggressive censorship policies, which he then likened to traditional right-wing conservatism in the States. |
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* A distillation of how the British think Americans view the world can be found in the Jigsaw Lounge's "[ |
* A distillation of how the British think Americans view the world can be found in the Jigsaw Lounge's "[https://web.archive.org/web/20071009214038/http://www.jigsawlounge.co.uk/kungfu/world/legend.html The World According to Americans]" map; a badly-drawn atlas full of [[Global Ignorance]] and [[Theme Park Version|Theme Park]] descriptions of what few countries or regions are named—with one or two [[Demonization|Demonizing]] jabs added for good measure. |
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* In ''[[Atop the Fourth Wall]]'', Linkara makes a parody in the review of ''[[Captain America (comics)]]'' #1 |
* In ''[[Atop the Fourth Wall]]'', Linkara makes a parody in the review of ''[[Captain America (comics)]]'' #1 |
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{{quote|Narrating: Meanwhile, in the peace loving America (then shows Linkara randomly shooting in the air)}} |
{{quote|Narrating: Meanwhile, in the peace loving America (then shows Linkara randomly shooting in the air)}} |
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