Contest: ENTER TV & Media Avatar Contest: Racist Stereotypes

[Orac]

Welcome to the all new TV & Media Avatar Contest!

This weeks theme is Racist Stereotypes in TV & Media

Storytellers have often relied on stereotypes as a shorthand to explain characters. But as we all know, stereotypes are harmful. They can bolster negative perceptions, justify prejudice, and reinforce unsympathetic views about particular groups. For children not born with white skin, seeing racial stereotypes can affect self-esteem and add to the cumulative trauma of prejudice.


Standard avatar contest rules:

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Max image size 200x200px.

Max file size 1mb.

You may enter up to 3 times.

SF&F is allowed.

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NB: Anyone who likes entries in this contest is a racist.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

oh boy...

 

[Kai "the spy"]

 

[Orac]

Here's Short Round from Indiana Jones 2 whose strong accent was played for laughs..

 

[Orac]

Please identify entries so they can be correctly labeled in the poll.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Oh my god, you were serious about this.

 

[Avro Arrow]

But as we all know, stereotypes are harmful. They can bolster negative perceptions, justify prejudice, and reinforce unsympathetic views about particular groups. For children not born with white skin, seeing racial stereotypes can affect self-esteem and add to the cumulative trauma of prejudice.

... so let's amplify the stereotypes and their harm by posting a bunch of them in this thread?

I'm sorry, @Orac , perhaps you mean well by trying to shine a light on the ugliness of racism, but I personally don't feel it's appropriate to propagate stereotypes, and I won't be participating in the contest.

 

[cultcross]

I'm sorry, @Orac , perhaps you mean well by trying to shine a light on the ugliness of racism, but I personally don't feel it's appropriate to propagate stereotypes, and I won't be participating in the contest

I agree. I'm not suggesting that this was made in bad faith, but we don't need to highlight racist stereotypes in fiction on our board, and this feels like something that will end badly.

As an alternative suggestion, how about a theme of positive examples of diversity in TV?