Stereotype Flip: Difference between revisions

== Comic Books ==

* A fairly common variation in comics is to introduce a member of the fictional species, and then the civilization. Thus, [[Superman|Mon-El]] and [[Green Lantern Corps|Sodam Yat]] are friendly explorers from a racist and xenophobic species; [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Blackfire]] is a cruel and malicious monster from a passionate and warm species; [[Marvel Comics|Captain Marvel]] is a good-hearted protector from a race of conquerors; and [[Runaways|Xavin]] is an open-minded romantic from a race of pricks.

 

*** Which eventually leads to him becoming store manager.

** Casey is a hardened veteran, nostalgic for the good old 80s and the Reagan administration. He loves his guns and always wears a stony expression, except when his favorite topics (already mentioned) are brought up. For the first couple of seasons he has a standing order to kill Chuck when ordered and is perfectly willing to go through with it. When he finds out he has a daughter he never knew, he genuinly tries to be a father to her. Also, when Chuck and Sarah run away together to complete the mission, he tracks them down and is visibly angry. However, he is angry not because they disobeyed their orders but because they didn't trust him enough to include him in their plan, showing he genuinly cares about the team.

** The Master, the Doctor's [[Evil Counterpart]], also defies the Time Lord stereotype. Especially in his latest incarnation, when his insanity is mixed with him getting a sense of humor.

* ''[[The Jeffersons]]'', although they sometimes fall straight into other stereotypes.

 

== Western Animation ==

** There was also an episode where Khan, in grief over failing to Connie into a prep school, decided to embrace his "american" side and completely abandon his laotian heritage and behaviors, becoming an unbearably stereotypical redneck instead of his normal stereotypical "asian workaholic" behavior.

* On ''[[South Park]],'' [[Meaningful Name|Token Black]] (yes, that's his name) is the richest kid in town, and his parents seem to be more educated than just about anybody else. The entire episode "Here Comes the Neighborhood" plays on this idea: as more rich and successful black people move to town, the poor white characters begin to get angry, but over class rather than race -- until the very end, where Mr. Garrison basically outs himself as a racist.

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