Talk:Through a Glass, Darkly/@comment-24784093-20150101173403/@comment-25755332-20150101222406

That was interesting. Unfortunately in many shows stereotypes are used like you described, certain characteristics are "promoted". For example to succeed to be popular you have to act a certain way, look a certain way and behave a certain way. There are a lot of stereotypes everywhere, like "all Asians have to be Einstein and blondes are always stupid", which isn't true at all. I mean there are both smart and stupid people all over the world, but you can't determine that from looks or heritage. I mean you can't judge and know everything about a person just because the way they look or they background, and definitely not judge people because according to the stereotype the person should act a certain way. And like you said being a nerd is portrayed quite stereotypical in a lot of series, like you can't find love or be popular and be a nerd at the same time, like they can't co-exist. The sad thing is that almost every show has some patterns that uses stereotypes and uses them to promote the stereotype and confirm that the stereotype is real. Stereotypes can help us to define people some times, but they should never limit a person's ability to accomplish success and the right to behave a certain way just because the stereotype "says" you can't or aren't supposed to. In a way shows are trailblazers by including characters that need more accepence in the world for example LGBT-charchters and at the same times shows are a lot of the time the problem and the ones that keep the stereotypes alive, for example you can't be overweight and be popular or a nerd can't find love. The industry is quite hypocrite and that is unfortunate.