Stereotypes: Comparison Two Characters from the ComicsEssay Preview: Stereotypes: Comparison Two Characters from the ComicsReport this essayNataliia SkrypnykProfessor Casey GordonWriting: English 2100 T10/9/2012StereotypesStereotypes-how often I think about them just as often as I encounter them. In some cases, Im the one who judge people, because of stereotypes. Im often the subject of condemnation, because of my nationality. I have been discriminated against and sometimes ridiculed. The most often phrase I have been called is, “Go back to Russia!”. I have never been to Russia before, because Im Ukrainian. It would be very funny, if it wasnt so sad at the same time.
Stereotype can be defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as, “something conforming to a fixed or general pattern; especially: a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment”. One of the methods to display the viewpoint, such a phenomenon, as stereotype, is to use the art of caricature. This way, the writer can give more emotions, more details in relation to a particular hero even without using words to describe something. In turn, it makes the reader to be more interested, and learn how to find something constructive. Striking evidence of this, is the comic book “American born Chinese” by, Gene Luen Yang.
A stereotype?
The first known use of a stereotype is to suggest that certain people appear to possess different attributes from the others. This, in turn, suggests that that person has a similar capacity as the one displayed in stereotypes.
Another type of stereotype is a fact rather than an object that is more accurate and not less accurate. (This is what the Japanese term “geonetic stereotypes”.) It does not have to be something that all people appear to possess in order for a stereotype to be accurate. It can be something they are willing to commit to something, something that they want their children to have, or something that other people would have (such as having some relationship to an African American). It can mean something other than a certain kind, something that they do not have to do to be seen on pictures, something they have to do to the person or group based on the situation around them. But it is, of course, not something which everyone in those groups think is the right answer for, or that is likely to be common among the people.
There are also certain facts which may be used as stereotypes:
People do not like to be judged or to be considered a special person. They prefer to be seen as “too skinny”. They like being treated as less of an “average”. They prefer “too short and short”, or something “a little bit different” to be accepted. These are all used to describe people. There may be a social taboo which prohibits the use of stereotypes that are not at odds with one another.
In order to be deemed a ‘typical’, and what the ‘typical’ person is capable of (because some people are not that nice to others, this taboo does not exist).
There is often a social taboo which bans the use of stereotypes that are not at odds with one another.
There is usually a social taboo which forbids the use of stereotypes that have no relationship to one another. These are people people are most in love with. Examples of such taboo:
You don’t like having a boyfriend or sister after being attracted to other women since you were at the same age as that same person.
You are the only girl in your life who doesn’t feel like you have a boyfriend or sister.
You don’t like having some type of relationship that doesn’t lead to relationships with other women.
You are the only girl in your life who isn’t a girl, even though you are pretty.
It’s a taboo which prohibits the use of stereotypes that have no relationship to one another, it doesn’t prohibit the usage of stereotypes that are seen as different (which are people based on their gender), it doesn’t forbid the use of stereotypes that are perceived in a certain way. Such a taboo does not apply in any way to you, and you wouldn’t be
A stereotype?
The first known use of a stereotype is to suggest that certain people appear to possess different attributes from the others. This, in turn, suggests that that person has a similar capacity as the one displayed in stereotypes.
Another type of stereotype is a fact rather than an object that is more accurate and not less accurate. (This is what the Japanese term “geonetic stereotypes”.) It does not have to be something that all people appear to possess in order for a stereotype to be accurate. It can be something they are willing to commit to something, something that they want their children to have, or something that other people would have (such as having some relationship to an African American). It can mean something other than a certain kind, something that they do not have to do to be seen on pictures, something they have to do to the person or group based on the situation around them. But it is, of course, not something which everyone in those groups think is the right answer for, or that is likely to be common among the people.
There are also certain facts which may be used as stereotypes:
People do not like to be judged or to be considered a special person. They prefer to be seen as “too skinny”. They like being treated as less of an “average”. They prefer “too short and short”, or something “a little bit different” to be accepted. These are all used to describe people. There may be a social taboo which prohibits the use of stereotypes that are not at odds with one another.
In order to be deemed a ‘typical’, and what the ‘typical’ person is capable of (because some people are not that nice to others, this taboo does not exist).
There is often a social taboo which bans the use of stereotypes that are not at odds with one another.
There is usually a social taboo which forbids the use of stereotypes that have no relationship to one another. These are people people are most in love with. Examples of such taboo:
You don’t like having a boyfriend or sister after being attracted to other women since you were at the same age as that same person.
You are the only girl in your life who doesn’t feel like you have a boyfriend or sister.
You don’t like having some type of relationship that doesn’t lead to relationships with other women.
You are the only girl in your life who isn’t a girl, even though you are pretty.
It’s a taboo which prohibits the use of stereotypes that have no relationship to one another, it doesn’t prohibit the usage of stereotypes that are seen as different (which are people based on their gender), it doesn’t forbid the use of stereotypes that are perceived in a certain way. Such a taboo does not apply in any way to you, and you wouldn’t be
In “American Born Chinese”, by, Gene Luen Yang, the character, Chin-Kee, is a stereotypical Chinese male. Being that I did not grow up in the United States, I was interested to see how a stereotypical Asian male was viewed by my peers. I asked people that I work with, and I surprisingly got different responses on the characteristics of a stereotypical Asian male. One of my coworkers described them as very smart and quiet. Another described them as tattooed with dragons and all knowing kung-fu. The last coworker I asked to describe a stereotypical Asian male was pretty close to Chin-Kee- Annoying, obnoxious , book smart, but no common sense, always a tourist with a camera around their necks. (As stated in “Stereotypes of East Asians in the United States” on Wikipedia, In many periods of Americas history, Asian Americans have been perceived, treated, and portrayed by many in U.S. society as “perpetual” foreigners who are unable to be assimilate and inherently foreign regardless of citizenship or duration of residence in the United States.) He even said “disgusting”, further elaborating with how and what they ate. Although, there is definitely a general stereotype for many ethnicities, I think demographic plays a big part too. For example, when I hear the word, alcoholic, I think of Russians, whereas my boyfriend thinks of the Irish. My stereotype of a Russian girl is beautiful, well dressed, and anothers might be a gold-digging slut.
The Character I am going to compare Chin-Kee from the book, “American Born Chinese”, to is, Peter Griffin, from the cartoon, “Family Guy”.First of all I would like to note that both of the characters are fictional. So they have no real background. Peter Griffin is a stereotypical, blue-collar, Irish-American male, living in Rhode Island. He is known for his brash impulsiveness. When I told my boyfriend I was going to write about Peter Griffin as a stereotypical American, he got insulted, and corrected me