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More people should behave like Kidman

Actress Nicole Kidman has been targeted for criticism because she is daring to buck the tide in Hollywood. She is — gasp! — behaving like a real American.

During a brief interview last week, Kidman was asked about President-elect Donald Trump. Her response was that, “we as a country need to support whoever is president.”

As you may have noticed, that is not the mainstream view among most in the entertainment industry. Kidman was slammed for her comment. Because she holds dual citizenship (she was born in Hawaii and grew up in Australia), she has been condemned on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.

Asked again about her stance a few days later, Kidman noted she may or may not back Trump on specific issues. “I was trying to stress I believe in democracy and the American Constitution, and it was that simple,” she explained. Pressed for more, she “threw up her hands and said she was done commenting on the topic,” The Associated Press reported.

And why not? Kidman’s statements were straightforward and simple.

Many people, especially those in Hollywood, ought to feel embarrassed that a woman who, though a U.S. citizen, spent her formative years abroad, has to explain to us how to behave as Americans.

Kidman is right — as many of the same people writing Trump off now were quick to say just eight years ago when another president was preparing to be inaugurated. True Americanism still is embraced by some in Hollywood. Good for Kidman.

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