In films like American Sniper and The Interview, Americans are the heroes and "furriners" are the targets: an undifferentiated group of people so alien that they're practically subhuman.
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Appealing to jingoism is certainly easier than prompting national introspection, but is priming an audience for blood what we call art today?
As part of our special focus on Islamophobia, Cynthia Schneider talks about the stereotyping of Muslims in American culture, engaging with the TV show 24, and watching the rise of Islamophobia in the Netherlands