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Ethnic stereotypes in popular culture, involve a stereotypical representation of the typical characteristics of a members of an ethnic group in music, literature, print media, film and the performing arts that is often false or over-simplified. Because of the strong influence of the United States on the pop culture industries, many of these stereotypes emerge from North American culture, but many of those are now widely seen in the pop culture of other nations.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ... Popular culture, sometimes called pop culture, consists of widespread cultural elements in any given society. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

Music

Ethnic stereotypes have recently been the subject of much discussion. This is often associated with the popularity of the hip hop culture. The movement has often indulged in associating African Americans with urban gang warfare. It is believed to have started with N.W.A.'s interpretation of Public Enemy's socially aware message[1], with Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent as more recent manifestations. Street B-boying in San Francisco, CA Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among African-American and Puerto Rican communities in the South Bronx in the late 1970s. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... N.W.A. (Niggaz with Attitude) were a hip hop group that was originally formed in Compton, California in 1986, and disbanded in 1991. ... Public Enemy, also known as PE, is a seminal hip hop group from Long Island, New York, known for their politically charged lyrics, criticism of the media, and active interest in the concerns of the African American community. ... Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. ... For the currency amount, see 50 cents. ...

The current portrayal of women in rap music has drawn a lot of fire.^{[citation needed]} For example, Prince was widely criticized for his portrayals of black women, predominantly stemming from his music videos. An earlier example is The Rolling Stones with their portrayals of black women in their songs like "Some Girls". Pop music presents the "Barbie style": blonde hair, blue eyes, skinny, mindless sex items. Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... Barbie is a best-selling doll launched at the American International Toy Fair on March 9, 1959. ...

Movies

For years, Hollywood's unofficial but de facto casting policy limited actors of color to character roles based on ethnic stereotypes. These roles ranged from bit parts to supporting roles or secondary leads. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... In the performing arts, casting is a vital pre-production process for selecting a cast (a meaning of the word recorded since 1631) of actors, dancers, singers, models and other talent for a live or recorded performance. ... A character actor is an actor, especially in motion pictures, who predominantly performs in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ... A bit part is a supporting acting role with at least one line of dialogue. ... A supporting actor performs roles in a play or movie other than that of protagonist. ...

One cliché in American war movies depicting American soldiers in World War II is that they very frequently create self-consciously "diverse" teams of soldiers that end up as ethnic stereotypes themselves. Central casting would assign each featured military unit a Jewish American, an Irish American, an Italian American, and a European American with a Southern or rural accent. In more recent films, these units are also assigned a Latino and an African American, in spite of the historical fact that American military units in World War II were racially segregated. (This is not an exclusively cinematic phenomenon, but dates back to Shakespeare's Henry V, with its Scottish Captain Jamy, Irish Captain Macmorris, and Welsh Captain Fluellen.) A war film is any film dealing with war, usually focusing on naval, air, or land battle, but sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, training, or other related subjects. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Central Casting is a company located in Burbank, California specializing in casting Extras, Body Doubles, and Stand-ins. ... A Jewish American (also commonly American Jew) is an American (a citizen of the United States) of Jewish descent who maintains a connection to the Jewish community, either through actively practicing Judaism or through cultural and historical affiliation. ... Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... An Italian-American is an American of Italian descent either born in America or someone who has immigrated. ... European American is a term for an American of European descent, who are usually referred as White or Caucasian. ... Historic Southern United States. ... Sign in a rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Qichun, a rural town in Hubei province, China An artists rendering of an aerial view of the Maryland countryside: Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank, 1918-1986), Aerial Series: Ploughed Fields, Maryland, 1974, acrylic and mixed materials on apertured double canvas, 52... // The term Latino is a linguistic identity that refers to an individual that has significant ancestry from a nation-state where a Latin derived language is spoken or is the offical language of the government. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Shakespeare redirects here. ... Title page of the first quarto (1600) Henry V, also known as The Cronicle History of Henry the fift, is a play by William Shakespeare based on the life of King Henry V of England. ... “Scot” redirects here. ... The Welsh (Cymry) are an ethnic group or nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language, which is a Celtic language. ...

In the 1970s, a series of feature films that came to be known as blaxploitation movies brought stereotypical black American culture to the screen. Proponents argued that at least African American actors were getting work in leading roles, but opponents believed the perpetuating of stereotypes was more harmful than helpful. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... Shaft (1971) Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban African American audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words “black” and “exploitation. ...

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In the 1990s, film director Spike Lee received criticism for his portrayals of African American females based on ethnic stereotypes. In the same decade, Quentin Tarantino was castigated for casting Pam Grier in a 'blaxploitation'-type role (Jackie Brown), particularly by African American male film directors. Feminists rallied to the director's and the actress's defense, countering that these black male directors did not strive to provide work for black actresses. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, actor, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an iconic American actress. ... Jackie Brown is a 1997 motion picture, the third film directed by Quentin Tarantino. ...

For a list of film roles based on ethnic stereotypes, see also stock character

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List of significant stereotypical characters in television:

• Hop Sing in Bonanza
• Florence Johnston (Marla Gibbs*) in The Jeffersons and Checking In
• Tonto in The Lone Ranger
• Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx*) and "Aunt Esther" Anderson (LaWanda Page*) in Sanford and Son
• Benson DuBois (Robert Guillaume*) in Soap and Benson
• Beulah in Beulah.
• "The Mexicools"* and "Cryme Tyme" in WWE
• Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in The Simpsons

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• Although cast in stereotypical roles, Marla Gibbs, Redd Foxx, LaWanda Page, and Robert Guillaume successfully played them against type.
• "The Mexicools" also act as a parody of stereotypes, riding "Juan Deer" lawn mowers.

List of significant stereotypical characters in film:

Blacks

• "Mammy" (Hattie McDaniel) and "Prissy" (Butterfly McQueen) in Gone with the Wind
• "Birmingham Brown" (Mantan Moreland) in the Charlie Chan films
• "Uncle Remus" (James Baskett) in Song of the South
• "Stepin Fetchit" in various roles/films
• "Sunshine Sammy", "Farina", "Stymie," and "Buckwheat" in the Our Gang short films
• "Tillie" (Isabel Sanford) in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
• "Annie Johnson" (Juanita Moore) in Imitation of Life

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Asians

• "Charlie" (various actors) in the Charlie Chan films
• "Long Duc Dong" (Gedde Watanabe) in Sixteen Candles
• "Mr. Moto" (Peter Lorre) in the Mr. Moto films
• "Suzie" (Nancy Kwan) in The World of Suzie Wong

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List of significant stereotypical roles in literature:

• Dinah (Nancy's "colored cook") in The Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyn Keene.
• Father and son in The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper.
• The title character in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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See also

• Ethnic stereotypes in American media
• Magical negro
• White protagonist in Africa films

Ethnic stereotypes in the American media are oversimplified depictions of various ethnic groups in the United States. ... The magical negro (sometimes called the mystical negro, magic negro, or our Magical African-American Friend) is a stock character who appears in fiction of a variety of media. ... The White protagonist in Africa films is a white person in the lead role in early Hollywood movies set in Africa. ...

References

• Marriott, Michel (2005). The Color of Mayhem, in a Wave of 'Urban' Games.
• Children Now (2001). Fair Play? Violence, Gender and Race in Video Games.