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 significant stereotypical characters in television:

• Hop Sing in Bonanza
• Florence in The Jeffersons*
• Silas in The Big Valley
• Tonto in The Lone Ranger
• Benson in Soap*
• Indian chief in How the West was Won (miniseries)
• Mariko and Fujiko in Shogun*
• Beulah in Beulah.

Note: Although cast in stereotypical roles, both Marla Gibbs and Robert Guillaume successfully played them against type. Yoko Shimada's character was well-rounded and erudite.

Related Topics:
Marla Gibbs - Robert Guillaume - Yoko Shimada

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