What Sterotypes do you hate?

[Iku Rex]

A couple of mine

* The scrappy Victim who, after knocking down and dazing the Bad Guy, runs away. Sometimes the Victim even drops a provenly effective weapon before running. Just once I'd like to see the damsel in distress go "GOTCHA!" and start stomping on the bad guy's head while he's down.

* The Unlikely Genius who displays his brilliance by beating a smart, well educated chess player at chess with a surprise checkmate. (The looser usually spends the next minute confirming that, no, there's no escape.) Sorry, but above a basic level of competence chess players don't fall for something like that.

 

[Huw]

Sherry Palmer from the 1st Season of 24 (2001). SHe wasnt the main villain but there's no way that she was one of the good guys/gals...

I was trying to think of a black female main villain, and all I could come up with was Dame Vaako from Chronicles of Riddick. Hers and Mrs Palmer's goals were very similar.

Anyway, I think Kim Bauer saturated 24's stereotype threshold all by herself

 

[Dark Jezter]

Really? Havent heard of this one. Examples of non-white / male villains and the out cry that ensued please.

And considering that most of the heroes of our time are white males, I dont really see what the problem is.

In the late-1990s, a movie called The Siege was released. It was about middle-eastern terrorists attacking New York City. It was heavily critisized because the producers chose to use arab villians. Even Roger Ebert compared the movie to anti-semite propoganda pieces from the early 20th century (despite the fact that one of the protagonists was a muslim of middle-eastern descent).

Of course, maybe the critics were right: arab terrorists attacking NYC is something that would never, ever happen.

Thats not streotyping, thats real life. Jocks are useless.

KenM, we all know that you were picked on by jocks and never got over it. You don't need to remind us every time jocks or sports are mentioned.

 

[Klaus]

In the late-1990s, a movie called The Siege was released. It was about middle-eastern terrorists attacking New York City. It was heavily critisized because the producers chose to use arab villians. Even Roger Ebert compared the movie to anti-semite propoganda pieces from the early 20th century (despite the fact that one of the protagonists was a muslim of middle-eastern descent).

Of course, maybe the critics were right: arab terrorists attacking NYC is something that would never, ever happen.



KenM, we all know that you were picked on by jocks and never got over it. You don't need to remind us every time jocks or sports are mentioned.

Those critics seemed to forget that one of the very heroes of the movie was an arab (portrayed by Tony Shalloub), and the movie was very much siding against the US Army's inhumane treatment of Arab-descendants.

 

[ShinHakkaider]

Those critics seemed to forget that one of the very heroes of the movie was an arab (portrayed by Tony Shalloub), and the movie was very much siding against the US Army's inhumane treatment of Arab-descendants.

Beat me to it.

I remember the same sort of thing being thrown at TRUE LIES now that DJ brings up THE SEIGE. And the same thing, everyone forgets that one of Harry Traskers team was an American Arab as well.

 

[ShinHakkaider]

Anyway, I think Kim Bauer saturated 24's stereotype threshold all by herself

Yeah, pretty much.

 

[Villano]

Those critics seemed to forget that one of the very heroes of the movie was an arab (portrayed by Tony Shalloub), and the movie was very much siding against the US Army's inhumane treatment of Arab-descendants.

And Disney's Aladdin, in which the villain was criticized for being an Arab even though everyone else in the film was, too.

 

[Ranger REG]

Of course, maybe the critics were right: arab terrorists attacking NYC is something that would never, ever happen.

But Dutch terrorists might.

 

[Starman]

And Disney's Aladdin, in which the villain was criticized for being an Arab even though everyone else in the film was, too.

Well, to be fair, Jafar was a lot more Arab than Aladdin. Would anyone have recognized Aladdin as an Arab if he was in something else? Probably not.

 

[Huw]

And Disney's Aladdin, in which the villain was criticized for being an Arab even though everyone else in the film was, too.

Well, if you read the original, it's set in China, the magician is African (and has a brother), the princess's real name is Badr-al-Budur, and Jafar is from a completely different story (though he is an Arab).