I might sound idiotic in saying this, but I have always had this crazy idea that any celebrity I saw in a movie or on television was considered an American actor, based on the fact that I am in America. Even when I noticed the celebrity had an accent, I still had the thought that they were considered American actors. Many people I have spoken to had the same misconception. They quickly start to label all of the actors that they had seen in films and start to understand how crazy it sounds.
A very obvious example of non-American actors is the multitude of British actors seen in films. The cast of Harry Potter lets people see how popular celebrities can be from different countries and really shows me how selfish Americans can be, how selfish I am. We as a society consider everything in our country to be ours and never really stop to understand why we feel this way. Any time we see something in the media we can only think of how it will affect us. Also, when we see a celebrity, no matter where they were born, we claim them as our own and are prideful because of it. We should do a better job of thanking different parts of the world for helping us and we should be helping them in return, even if that means recognizing the country that produced a celebrity.
The Beatles is another example of British celebrities that have caused a great change in America. Also, now that I think about it, there is a rise in British actors. From Robert Pattinson from the movie Twilight to Sean Connery from 007, Americans seem to like British actors a lot. We should stop and consider how much our culture has changed because of celebrities from around the world. It would get pretty boring if we only saw American actors in films and never got to experience entertainment from other parts of the world. The media has once again poisoned our minds with false teachings that every celebrity we see is considered property of the USA. People are not property and should not be labeled based on the fact that they are trying to entertain different parts of the world.
Whenever people see a celebrity, no matter who it is, we should try and research to see what they consider themselves. Do most celebrities consider themselves American actors/entertainers even if they were born in another country or do they want to be recognize as something else? I feel as though most celebrities from other countries want to make their country proud and bring honor to it. The media needs to recognize these celebrities as who they are, even if it is obvious to some. Americans need a better understanding on who we are watching and idolizing. I for one would love to know where most actors are from and how many were actually born in America.
Here is a list of celebrities from the UK, try to see how many you recognize.
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