Worst Stereotype Character
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Nathan Drake- BEYOND agreedLustFull0ne said:The so-called badass main characters:
Videogame's B-movie action star.
One liner machine. Self absorbed jerk.
Whiney idiot who tries to make up for it by carrying a giant weapon
Ugh......................sorry.
Nero- agreed
Dante- I kinda Disagree with that, considering most of the usual ensemble of characters who wear trenchcoats, and carry iconic weapons of sorts. Also known as, the whiny emo bastards who are so focused on "Woe Am I" more then anything in the world, Dante was something of a breath of fresh air by being a smug, overconfident joker who was more then ready to laugh right in the face of the prince of darkness.
Granted, you don't have to like him and he isn't for everyone..but i don't really think he's all that much of a stereotype.
[Joke] Now now, i wouldn't go and call Aerith/Aeris/I don't give a fuck how its spelt, to much of a stereotype. You see, unlike the other Examples, Aeris has ONE key difference that sets her apart...SHE DIES HALF-WAY THROUGH THE STORY SO YOU DONT HAVE TO PUT UP WITH HER ANYMORE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA- I know i'm probably gonna get lynched by the FF fans for that one, but i don't care. [/joke]RatRace123 said:
But yeah in all seriousness, i agree with pretty much all of what you said and with the examples, ESPECIALLY the second picture you posted.
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.
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.
It's hard to pick just one stereotype. I think I might go for the Christian republican because I hate every time I hear someone say "It's god's will" "god never wanted...". It gets annoying, not because of the overuse, but because it's generally annoying even when it's an actual Christian republican.
The grizzled cop/detective/PI, always wearing a trench coat and nursing a drinking problem with maybe a pain killer script. Enough already ok.
The Chinaman
The Covetous Jew
The Negroid
The Middle-Eastern terrorist
The Flamboyant Gay
The Dumb Jock
The Fat Nerd
Cheer leading Bimbo
The Fat Bogan Mother
The same insecure hot anime babe that falls in love with the main character with Gigantic tits and jealous friends... wait... I don't mind seeing this one.
A nice big summary can be found here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080403061043AAyLYoz
Movies: The unfunny comedians.
Games: The stubbly brunette steroid freak antihero who's packing enough heat to start his own army.
Anime/Japanese games: The shy helpless useless docile cowardly big breasted jailbait who would need rescuing from a bag of potato chips.
Games: The stubbly brunette steroid freak antihero who's packing enough heat to start his own army.
Anime/Japanese games: The shy helpless useless docile cowardly big breasted jailbait who would need rescuing from a bag of potato chips.
Because then it makes it obvious that they are gay. Duh. Jeez, don't you know anything about popculture?Terramax said:
OT: I despise the generic action hero. You know the one. Grizzled, ruggedly attractive, short cropped brown, hair, a nice 5'oclock shadow going on. The only thing the man says is one liners, and no matter what, he gets the girl, and kills the bad guy. Oh yeah, and he often does the impossible. Like taking down a helicopter with a car. I MEAN REALLY. WHAT THE FACK.
Psychic Black Woman
Wise Janitor
http://www.cracked.com/video_18156_a-trailer-every-academy-award-winning-movie-ever.html
And this, pretty much everything in this.
Wise Janitor
http://www.cracked.com/video_18156_a-trailer-every-academy-award-winning-movie-ever.html
And this, pretty much everything in this.
Pretty much anytime the Griffins or the Simpsons go to any other part of the world aside from Quaohog and Springfield. I'm kinda suprised especially at the Simpsons for stooping as low as racial stereotypes, things like the Japan episode, Australia episode, England episode. We get it, these people in [insert Country here] are indeed from [insert Country here], that's not an excuse for stereotypes I'd expect to see in 1930's-1950's films.
Family Guy is especially guilty of this, I'm not sure if they are going for spoofing the stereotypes, sarcasm, or playing up the stereotype because they can't think of any real jokes. This doesn't just apply to Family Guy and the Simpsons, many tv shows and films still insist on doing this. Guhh...Make it stop please...As this mini rant draws to a close, please tv/film makers, try researching and realisitcally showing us a place/race rather then falling back on offensive stereotyping. I find a show much funnier/interesting if they very accuratly show what real places/people are like, not material that was considered out-of-date around the 1960's. Either pull your finger out and write real jokes or don't bother at all.
Family Guy is especially guilty of this, I'm not sure if they are going for spoofing the stereotypes, sarcasm, or playing up the stereotype because they can't think of any real jokes. This doesn't just apply to Family Guy and the Simpsons, many tv shows and films still insist on doing this. Guhh...Make it stop please...As this mini rant draws to a close, please tv/film makers, try researching and realisitcally showing us a place/race rather then falling back on offensive stereotyping. I find a show much funnier/interesting if they very accuratly show what real places/people are like, not material that was considered out-of-date around the 1960's. Either pull your finger out and write real jokes or don't bother at all.
I seriously dislike the traditional black stereotypes. Like when the black guy always says:
"Yo man."
And when the black woman always snaps her fingers and says:
"Oh no you di-ent."
I really do tire of seeing things like this in movies and I find myself secretly hoping that these characters get killed off somehow.
"Yo man."
And when the black woman always snaps her fingers and says:
"Oh no you di-ent."
I really do tire of seeing things like this in movies and I find myself secretly hoping that these characters get killed off somehow.
Personally, I think Shia Labeouf is just as much "The Girl" you mentioned as Ms. Fox there.RatRace123 said:"The Girl" Stereotype, she's just that girl that they add in just because. She can have a different look, a different personality, but in the end she's only there so the main character and the audience have a decent pair of boobs to ogle for the duration of the adventure.
Symptoms of being "The Girl":
Getting kidnapped or otherwise put into a situation where the hero(Man) has to rescue your incompetent ass.
Developing a relationship with the main character for no real reason, he's kind of a tool, you expressed a disgust in him right from the get go, etc...
Putting out at the end. It can be something as simple as an acknowledgement that, yes you do in fact care for the hero, or you could really just... put out. This has to happen either near or at the end though.
Note: Sometimes "the girl" stereotype works... It's just something we see all the time, but it still could work.
Please see the examples below, for help on how to spot "The Girl"
