Worst Stereotype Character

[Elephant Walker19]

THIS.

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[Nwabudike Morgan]

Yeah I'd have to say camp gays piss me off. Rarely do you see a gay bloke on TV portrayed as a 'normal' person.

Watch Six Feet Under, one of the main characters was gay, but he wasn't a gay character, he was a character that happened to be gay, just like other characters happened to be straight.

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

How about the space alien who A: Speaks English and is psychologically very similar to humans, or B: Is inexplicably hostile to all human life.

Like other stereotypes, these space alien stereotypes allow directors to lazily rehash old characters without the possibility of new, distinct plots coming along as a possibility. District 9 and Avatar took some steps towards making aliens that are alien, but psychologically, both of these films depict aliens that could be considered subgroups of humanity. Three Worlds Collide [http://lesswrong.com/lw/y4/three_worlds_collide_08/], though its human characters are repulsively unlikeable, is probably the best example of a story dealing with alien psychology.

actually, if you look into how the director designed District 9 aliens, he stated that it is hardwired to humans that we can't empathize with anything that is not at least humanoid.

 

[Nwabudike Morgan]

in movies, tv shows, books, anime, etc, there are almost always a few stereotype characters that you've only seen in about 90 other works. which type of stereotypical character do you hate the most?

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right now i would say the jewish stereotype character. my god, enough with it, its NOT FUNNY, it just makes me wanna punch the screen in annoyance

Well gays have it pretty bad, but I'm gonna go with bisexuals. I've yet to see a bisexual character that isn't a blatant stereotype.

With the exception of the time she was into self-destructive casual sex after getting a terminal diagnosis, Thirteen on House isn't much of one.

 

[Zykon TheLich]

The English bad guy or the English guy who turns out to be evil, or is a massive liar or a coward or gay or whatever. I suppose it's not such an extreme stereotype but generally, you see an English guy in a Hollywood movie and you can pretty much guarantee he'll turn out to be there for audiences to dislike.

 

[Dags90]

With the exception of the time she was into self-destructive casual sex after getting a terminal diagnosis, Thirteen on House isn't much of one.

Why do you keep listing the few aversions or subversions as if that somehow impacts general statements?

 

[Nwabudike Morgan]

With the exception of the time she was into self-destructive casual sex after getting a terminal diagnosis, Thirteen on House isn't much of one.

Why do you keep listing the few aversions or subversions as if that somehow impacts general statements?

That wasn't what I was doing, at all. Sorry if you thought I was, but I wasn't. I know I'd want to know if there were exceptions to the thing that pissed me off.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

Let's see, I bet I can name the entire cast of a smash hit action movie... just by using the templates from Uncharted.

(Hero) Nathan Drake - The charming, witty, ruggedly handsome guy who can do anything. He has no weaknesses, you can pump him with bullets but he'll come back stronger in the next scene. Also an emotionless drone.

(Heroine) Elena Fisher - The intelligent girl who resists all of the hero's advances. She's tough and she likes to prove that she doesn't neet a man's help to get stuff done. She'll fall for the hero though.

(Ulterior Motive) Harry Flynn - He usually gets the hero into the position he's in, maybe he just supports him for a while. He's either "killed off" or he goes his own way, then stabs senor hero in the back.

(Mentor) Sully - He's basically the hero back in the day, now he's the kids mentor though. He likes the ladies and usually takes a whiskey.

(Expendable) Jeff - He'll show up, usually wanting to turn back because of the danger. He'll get killed though, almost definitely.

(Comic Relief) Tenzin - In this role you have the foreign guy who the hero has to co-operate with. They can't understand each other yet persevere and overcome a big obstacle. He slips into obscurity when his usefulness has ended. You can mix and match this guy with the token black guy or the unlucky guy that always gets captured.

(Villain) Roman - He's rich and he's got his own army. He's looking for X to do Y. Don't worry, he's not as important as you think.

(Real Villain) Navarro - He's has the master plan all along, cue the epic battle scene with the hero.


I know there are plenty more, but I'm bored just listing them. I don't even want to delve into the generic buckets of generic pieces that make generic characters.

 

[Nwabudike Morgan]

in movies, tv shows, books, anime, etc, there are almost always a few stereotype characters that you've only seen in about 90 other works. which type of stereotypical character do you hate the most?

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right now i would say the jewish stereotype character. my god, enough with it, its NOT FUNNY, it just makes me wanna punch the screen in annoyance

Well gays have it pretty bad, but I'm gonna go with bisexuals. I've yet to see a bisexual character that isn't a blatant stereotype.

With the exception of the time she was into self-destructive casual sex after getting a terminal diagnosis, Thirteen on House isn't much of one.

wait, people pay attention to characters that aren't House? Anyway minor point conceded, there's at least one, major point stands they're probably the most stereotyped, well them or atheists, or the logical character. When I think about it, it's more of a three way tie really.

I am so with you about atheists. They're either smug and obsessed with nothing but tearing down the people who believe in a higher power that they view as idiots (kinda like atheists on the internet, now that I think about it) or lost souls who just need a little hope in their lives and they'll be saved.

 

[8-Bit Grin]

Homer Simpson disgusts me now.

He used to be funny, but now they just over engrandize his stupidity.

He is his own stereotype.

 

[demoman_chaos]

Black stereotype is the most annoying stereotype.

 

[Rhade]

Anyway, the worst sterotype is that Woman can't hurt men.

Yes. Yes they can.

Or the inverse. Because some brutes beat up on their wives the rest of us are just supposed to do nothing if a woman were to slap or otherwise act physically aggressively toward us, you know, so that we don't turn into them or something.

I love it in TV/movies when a scene degenerates into a comical slap-battle, all gender issues aside for that moment.

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

The vilain with a reason. But if worked well can be good (see law abiding citizens and the Star treck movie).
But some stereotypes are awsome such as the elder badass (see Auron off FFX), the hero with a darkside (Cloud... I guess) and the self-sacrificing hero/villain (hero: DA:O character. Villain: can't think of any at the mo).

 

[Exia91]

Mine would the "Nerdy girl" that chick becomes super hot if she takes of her glasses and let out her hair. Stop it already!

The stereotype that bothers me most is the Quiet protagonist. How can a movie/story/game be based around you when you do not talk or even flinch when something is said or done to you!

 

[Mr. Omega]

My most hated stereotype is the regular guy who just happens to be the only one who can save the world, especially when he gets his ass kicked, but then one little plot device later, he is the unstopable juggernaut of the movie/game/book.

 

[Dags90]

A lot of people seem to be listing tropes, not stereotypes...

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Anyway, the worst sterotype is that Woman can't hurt men.

Yes. Yes they can.

Or the inverse. Because some brutes beat up on their wives the rest of us are just supposed to do nothing if a woman were to slap or otherwise act physically aggressively toward us, you know, so that we don't turn into them or something.

I love it in TV/movies when a scene degenerates into a comical slap-battle, all gender issues aside for that moment.

Let's just say women and men can beat the living crap out of their spouse.

Oh, and a lot of people say that women can't rape men.

...I call bullshit [http://www.kalimunro.com/article_mother_son_sexual_abuse.html] on that my friend.

 

[tthor]

A lot of people seem to be listing tropes, not stereotypes...

i don't know the difference