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Ethnic stereotypes in popular culture


 

Ethnic Stereotypes in popular culture involve an overly-simplified, stereotypical or false representation of the typical characteristics of a members of an ethnic group in music, literature, print media, film and the performing arts.

List of stock film roles based on ethnic stereotypes:

  • Asian female prostitute who charges highly
  • black maid (similarly, "mammy")
  • Mexican maid
  • lazy black man
  • subservient black man (see Uncle Tom)
  • black butler
  • British butler
  • petty criminal (African American, Latino, Italian)
  • prostitute (African American, Latina)
  • Mexican sidekick
  • Italian gangster
  • Jewish lawyer
  • Chinese launderer
  • Asian computer expert or nerd
  • Asian (usually Chinese) cook or waiter
  • 'houseboy' (Asian, African)
  • Noble Savage (American Indian, African, Polynesian)
  • American Indian sidekick
  • bearer (African, Asian)
  • magical negro
  • black bodyguard
  • Asian streetracer
  • Irish Cop
  • Irish Drunk
  • Irish Priest
  • Arab terrorist