Some indeterminate number of days ago I committed the unforgivable sin of looking into the most terrible corner of the Internet: any TikTok video’s comment section. Of course, this fatal mistake of mine was punished with exposure to a really bad take. The comment I saw this time said something to the effect of “Why would I watch that? It’s not American”.

There is just something about this idea that really irritates me. This complete refusal to consume media made by people from outside your nation shows such a myopic vision of the world that it makes me want to punch them.