What is it to be American?

Today I was told that I sounded American, that my profile reads American. What is to be American according to this die hard-conservative christian democrate from Europe then? Well, personally, there's this one scene from the movie Giant (1956) that always make me cry and think of the America that I love

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Thinkerbell · 41-45, F Best Comment

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Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

@val70

Thank you again,

We faeries are known for that. 🤭

val70 · 51-55

@Thinkerbell Off to bed with a fairy's kiss X

Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

@val70

Sleep well. 🤗

V00doo

People assume I am too, until they hear me speak

val70 · 51-55

@V00doo Howdy there!

Miram · 31-35, F

That was a catfish harassing you.

Miram · 31-35, F

@Miram He blocked me for calling him out on it.

val70 · 51-55

@Miram I'm sure that he's already regretted that 😎

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val70 · 51-55

@swirlie The contrary one of Sarg, the racist owner of the diner

swirlie · 31-35

@val70
...so are you saying that Rock Hudson and James Dean are the poster children in your mind who represent the bedrock of American masculinity and American social ethics, or something like that?

val70 · 51-55

@swirlie Nope, that they were actors acting in a movie that was the creation of a writer, script writers and a director that were all thinking of something entirely different than raw realism. George Stevens, the director of the movie, actively addressed racism in his work, particularly in the context of Texas and the Southwest. The movie itself is based on Edna Ferber's 1952 novel, Giant, a social commentary on racism and classism in 1950s Texas, particularly through the experiences of a woman from Virginia who marries into a wealthy ranching family

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