American culture teaches us to obsess over our lives instead of worrying about others. The Super Bowl, the epitome of narcissism that encompasses the American life- style as millions of Americans obsess over the countries superiority and flare their ego of entitlement.
The 84 Lumber Super Bowl commercial from 2017 showed a family that wanted to come to America but the commercial portrayed a wall being built so that they could not enter. Controversy did spark over this commercial, which demonstrates that Americans feel superior to the needs of others. America never teaches empathy or compassion, but instead cultivates narcissism and a love for self. Looking at social media platforms, people focus on likes, retweets, and getting attention. …show more content…
America has become so diverse, and unique, it is hard to define what the perfect, ideal American is. This creates an era of entitled people. The Coca Cola Wonder of Us commercial had a same sex couple and also someone who identified as transgender. America has mass diversity, but the understanding appears limited and close minded. This shows that even within the country there is a divide among the people. This can also be seen as the prevalent racism that still exists amongst this country. An example of the racism in America is in the criminal justice system. A quote from Huffington post pertaining to police stops in New York City demonstrates this racism - “when whites were stopped, only 8% were frisked. When blacks and Latinos are stopped 85% were frisked according to information provided by the NYPD.” The racism and lack of inclusion for people that live in this country shows that America is not as ‘united’ as the front that is given off to other