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=== Comic Books ===

* A lot of the comic book writers from across the pond, even those that have written Marvel and DC books for years, tend to love turning our original superheroes on their ear, basically making them even more jingoistic, or just jerkasses, for shock value or to go [[Darker and Edgier]]. A handful of heroes still hold out as the fair-minded type one idealists, and ironically their scarcity makes ''them'' the more remarkable ones. [[Garth Ennis]] has a recurring interest in America, often playing off Type 1 (the national mythology of America and what the characters strive for) against Type 2 (what tends to be the reality in his strips) and the clashes thereof. Examples of this clash include Tommy Monaghan, Hitman, genuinely respecting and idolizing Superman; and the views of British/Irish immigrants and visitors to the States, all of them noticing and decrying the Type 2 parts of America while ''simultaneously'' loving the place.

** In an interesting example (at least of reader reactions), during ''[[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]]'' reporter Sally Floyd accused Cap of being out of touch with modern America. While it was apparently supposed to be taken seriously, her examples of "modern America" involved ''[[American Idol]]'', [[Myspace]], and [[NASCAR]] so most (American) readers took it as an insulting Type 2 stereotype and began to hate her.

** One of the famous Ultimate Captain America quotes is (upon being asked to surrender) [http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kon66vqu3C1qzp5buo1_500.jpg "Surrender? Do you think this A on my forehead stands for France?"] For the record, that line was written by Mark Millar, a Scotsman. The fact that the [[Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys|French as cowardly]] is a [[Newer Than They Think|fairly recent]] stereotype that [[Human Popsicle]] Cap wouldn't be aware of isn't addressed. (Mainstream Cap, probably written in response to the above, fondly remembers working with the French ''resistance'', proving that French ''citizens'' are brave and strong, but the French '''government''' basically rolled over and spread its legs.)

* The above quote is parodied in ''[[Nextwave]]'', where [[Action Girl|Elsa Bloodstone]], fighting a Captain America-imitation while wearing a European Union shirt, refuses to 'lay there and get used to being the victim'. [http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/media/2855/20100308-Elsaincolor.png.jpg "Victim? Do you think this letter on my chest stands for America?"] (Type 2, obviously, but the entire book takes [[Refuge in Audacity]] and is [[Played for Laughs]].)

 

=== Film ===