Stereotypes in the Media

For class, we were asked to put together a presentation on a stereotype that we have noticed in the media. This was my groups presentation on the "hipster" stereotype: http://prezi.com/ev6noyxy8a1h/hipster-stereotype/?kw=view-ev6noyxy8a1h&rc=ref-16590626

Whether there are gender, racial, age or cultural stereotypes, there are always shows that have that "typical" nerd or woman. After looking into some articles about stereotypes in the media, I found this one titled The 10 Characters You Meet On Primetime TV. This wasn't much different then any article you can find on stereotyping.

But then I found a follow up article titled 10 Stereotype Bustin' TV Characters. What was great about this article was it went through and looked at popular characters in TV who have been breaking stereotypes (even if they might fall into another stereotype). Most of these I've heard before but the examples are pretty good.