Reverse xenophobia?

I like Colin Farrell as much as the next guy, but I can't help but think that the only reason he's able to pull off his bad-boy image is because he's foreign. I mean, could you imagine an American actor boasting about casual sex, drinking like a fish and constantly using profanity in interviews? He'd be vilified. But for some reason, being Irish gets you on the cover of US Weekly. Russell Crowe benefits in the same way. If only Puffy Combs had applied for Australian citizenship a few years back...