Proud to Be an American
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"Proud to Be an American" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin featured in his 2005 special "Life Is Worth Losing," in which he satirically critiques American patriotism and national identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proud to Be an American canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3630128 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proud to Be an American Context triple: [Life Is Worth Losing, hasPart, Proud to Be an American]
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A.
God Bless America
"God Bless America" is a patriotic American song, written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised in 1938, that expresses devotion to and a plea for blessing upon the United States.
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B.
Made in America
"Made in America" is a soulful, reflective hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean, celebrating perseverance and the American dream on their collaborative album Watch the Throne.
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C.
Made in America
Made in America is a 1993 American comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson that centers on the humorous fallout from a woman discovering her biological father is a white car salesman.
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D.
Land of the Free
"Land of the Free" is the national anthem of Belize, celebrating the country's independence, natural beauty, and unity of its people.
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E.
Dia da Liberdade
Dia da Liberdade is Portugal’s national holiday on April 25th commemorating the 1974 Carnation Revolution that ended the Estado Novo dictatorship and restored democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proud to Be an American Target entity description: "Proud to Be an American" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin featured in his 2005 special "Life Is Worth Losing," in which he satirically critiques American patriotism and national identity.
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A.
God Bless America
"God Bless America" is a patriotic American song, written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised in 1938, that expresses devotion to and a plea for blessing upon the United States.
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B.
Made in America
"Made in America" is a soulful, reflective hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean, celebrating perseverance and the American dream on their collaborative album Watch the Throne.
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C.
Made in America
Made in America is a 1993 American comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson that centers on the humorous fallout from a woman discovering her biological father is a white car salesman.
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D.
Land of the Free
"Land of the Free" is the national anthem of Belize, celebrating the country's independence, natural beauty, and unity of its people.
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E.
Dia da Liberdade
Dia da Liberdade is Portugal’s national holiday on April 25th commemorating the 1974 Carnation Revolution that ended the Estado Novo dictatorship and restored democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy routine
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stand-up comedy segment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | George Carlin ⓘ |
| criticizes |
American patriotism
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U.S. foreign policy attitudes ⓘ blind nationalism ⓘ unquestioning support for government ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Life Is Worth Losing ⓘ |
| genre |
political satire
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American culture
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
politics in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American exceptionalism
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American patriotism ⓘ critique of nationalism ⓘ national identity ⓘ political hypocrisy ⓘ |
| medium | television special ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirical critique of American patriotism ⓘ |
| partOf | Life Is Worth Losing ⓘ |
| performedAsPartOfTour | Life Is Worth Losing tour ⓘ |
| performer | George Carlin ⓘ |
| recordedFor | HBO ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| tone |
dark humor
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satirical ⓘ |
| workIn | George Carlin discography ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proud to Be an American Description of subject: "Proud to Be an American" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin featured in his 2005 special "Life Is Worth Losing," in which he satirically critiques American patriotism and national identity.
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