{"id":2397255,"date":"2025-01-30T23:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T04:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-entertainers-find-patriotism-tough-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T23:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T04:17:07","slug":"woke-entertainers-find-patriotism-tough-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-entertainers-find-patriotism-tough-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Woke entertainers find patriotism tough &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoke-entertainers-find-patriotism-tough-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397255&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a noticeable resurgence of patriotism in American media\u200b and entertainment. It highlights the success of films such as &#8220;Top\u2064 Gun:\u200b Maverick&#8221; and \u200bpatriotic television series like Apple TV&#8217;s &#8220;The \u200bAgency,&#8221; which features CIA officers working honorably. Additionally, \u2064the new video game &#8220;Indiana Jones and the Great Circle&#8221; embraces\u2063 American values and an anti-Nazi cause. However, skepticism towards open expressions of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">patriotism remains prevalent<\/a> in the industry, with some media executives and \u2062influencers often downplaying or \u2062altering patriotic symbols, such as the rebranding of Superman\u2019s motto. \u200cActor Anthony Mackie, \u2064set to star \u2063in &#8220;Captain \u2063America: brave New World,&#8221; stirred controversy by suggesting that \u2064Captain \u2063America \u200bshould represent more then just \u200dAmerican identity, before later reaffirming \u200bhis\u200d pride in being American. The article concludes with a hopeful outlook on the trend of patriotism becoming\u2064 more accepted in media onc again.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Woke entertainers find patriotism tough<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1960520\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Something strange is happening in American media entertainment: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/patriotism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Patriotism<\/a> appears increasingly back in vogue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Recent years have seen the soaring box office success of <em>Top Gun: Maverick<\/em> (another movie is in the works) and streaming conquest of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Amazon<\/a>&lsquo;s violent but unashamedly patriotic series<em> Reacher<\/em>. But new patriotic additions hint that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-could-be-replaced-as-the-democratic-nominee-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"How Biden could be replaced as the Democratic nominee - Washington Examiner\">isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t just a blip on the radar.<\/p>\n<p>Take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/apple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Apple<\/a> TV&rsquo;s <em>The Agency<\/em>. Its star-studded cast includes Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, and Richard Gere as CIA officers working out of the CIA station at the U.S. Embassy in London. But rather than engage in a conspiracy of corruption, these CIA officers work patriotically to rescue one of their own. The series shows the personal challenge and required skill of effective espionage, as well as an unashamed celebration of Delta Force&rsquo;s quiet lethality. The show has just been renewed for a second season.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly patriotic is a new console and PC game, <em>Indiana Jones and the Great Circle<\/em>. Game developer MachineGames did a generally excellent job, hitting all the right marks in terms of impressive graphics, gameplay, humor, an anti-Nazi moral cause, and, yes, Indiana Jones&rsquo;s adventurous American spirit. Voice actor Troy Baker even provided an uncanny replication of Harrison Ford&rsquo;s voice. Indeed, my only lament is that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-video-games-are-massive-commercial-failures\/\" title=\"Woke Video Games Are Massive Commercial Failures\">game&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s puzzles were insufficiently intuitive at points, and its otherwise excellent soundtrack made far too little use of John Williams&rsquo;s defining theme.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anthony Mackie in Captain America: Brave New World. (Courtesy of DC Comics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Skepticism about patriotism remains strong in the entertainment industry. Being publicly patriotic is not something that is seen to appeal to the professional gatekeepers in the media and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hollywood<\/a>. And studio executives and writers rarely miss an opportunity to virtue-signal where patriotic pride would earn better viewer dividends. Netflix <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2176942\/heres-why-netflixs-designated-survivor-is-losing-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">destroyed<\/a> <em>Designated Survivor<\/em>, for example, by turning the supposedly centrist president into a limp lefty of identity politics.<\/p>\n<p>Even landmark American franchises have found themselves denied their defining patriotic identity in recent years. In 2021, DC Comics changed Superman&rsquo;s motto from &ldquo;Truth, Justice, and the American Way&rdquo; to &ldquo;Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow.&rdquo; We&rsquo;ll have to wait until July to see what the <em>Superman<\/em> movie does with the motto.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, too many actors also seem skeptical of broadcasting patriotic virtue. We just got a striking example of this dynamic from Anthony Mackie. Title star in the Disney movie <em>Captain America: Brave New World<\/em>, Mackie recently told an audience in Rome, &ldquo;To me, Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don&rsquo;t think the term &lsquo;America&rsquo; should be one of those representations.&rdquo; Instead, Mackie believes Captain America is &ldquo;about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity, and integrity, someone who is trustworthy and dependable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The notion of &ldquo;Captain America&rdquo; not actually being associated with &ldquo;America&rdquo; is patently absurd on its face. Still, his agent presumably having fielded apoplectic calls from Disney executives, Mackie has now backtracked to claim, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a proud American.&rdquo; There is a belatedly positive recognition from Disney here that patriotic pride will matter if Captain America is to sell.<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s hope the trend line continues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1960520\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1960520\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woke entertainers struggle with rising patriotism in media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2724,"featured_media":2397256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/YL.Patriotism.CaptainAmerica.020525.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7825,32076,49537],"class_list":["post-2397255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-patriotism","tag-washington-examiner","tag-woke-entertainers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/YL.Patriotism.CaptainAmerica.020525.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2724"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397255"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397259,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397255\/revisions\/2397259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}