The only Japanese movie that is ever made is full of ninjas, fighting and Kong Fu. Stereotype! Obviously there are many genres similar to the US, perhaps the only ones that appear on American screens is action. Forget foreign films, the whole comedy circuit is run by humorous stereotypes used as mockery or sarcasm. Even in interpersonal communication people who are stereotyped laugh about stereotypes about themselves. It’s everywhere!
Stereotypes can be negative, and perhaps most of the time are, but the kind I enjoy are for comedy. One of my favorite movies of all time is Airplane! The movie is riddled with views of certain ethnicities and their tendencies in a humorous way. Black people talking “jive”, obviously the only way they talk, as well as religious monks cornering people, even attacking them. I am not saying stereotyping can be true, but if used correctly it can be hilarious, even to those being stereotyped. Singles Ward? Need I say more?
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