America's Critics Abroad (1965, silent)

Description: Description: At the height of the Cold War, this tidbit of propaganda was produced using ridiculously exaggerated caricatures of American types to instruct members of the U.S. armed services to avoid caricatures and normalize their representation of American culture. Includes stereotypes of leather toughs and seductive women, as well as actors performing in yellowface pretending as caricatures of subversive people of Asian heritage. Contemporary viewers are advised. Intro segment only. Picture only. For soundtrack: see item 203179_Americas_Critics_Abroad_Opt_Trk Armed Forces Information Film AFIF 137 [Motion picture] U.S. Dept. of Defense, 1965. Released by National Audiovisual Center. 20 min., sd. b&w 16mm. SUMMARY: Explains how to counter adverse criticism of the United States when abroad and how to reply to questions about American habits, attitudes, and policies. Points out the serviceman's responsibility to be accurately informed when representing the United States Government. Films and Other Materials for Projection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1973. archive.org/details/filmsothermateri1974librrich/page/20/ accessed on: 2024-01-24 Can states: ""AMERICA'S CRITICS ABROAD" / AFIF 137 / B/W B-WIND FGM" Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1960s, Politics and government, Capitalism Tags: leather jackets; knives; tough; talking heads; studs; wigs; turbans; racism; racial performance; caricature; sexualized woman; flirting; implied sex worker; gender performance; man holding paper fan with hammer and sickle image; anti-communism; Orientalism; leader; cleaning nails with knife; removing wig; removing fake mustache; caricatures; juvenile delinquents; characters; communists; immoral women; criticism of America; direct address; didacticism; propaganda; counterpropaganda; Film Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense Creator: U.S. Department of Defense Credits: U.S. Department of Defense The Directorate for Armed Forces Information and Education Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: The Archives Project Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: 1965 Release Date: 1965 Geographical Location: USA Genre/Form: government, military Language: Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: finegrain master, positive Color: b&w Color Process: Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: triangle square Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 107

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