French scholar Marie-France Toinet says use of the term "anti-Americanism" is "only fully justified if it implies systematic opposition – a sort of allergic reaction – to America as a whole."
Ilmuwan Prancis Marie-France Toinet mengatakan bahwa pemakaian istilah ini "baru bisa dibenarkan apabila mengacu pada penolakan sistematis - semacam reaksi alergi - terhadap Amerika Serikat secara keseluruhan".