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10-08-2014, 12:23 PM
Raw Dog
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Quick Kick was a Bruce Lee homage (with a side of Jackie Chan).
Blonde-haired and blue-eyed isn't a stereotype, though it is the "standard leading man" of 80's cartoon series...however the trope was still pretty much in its' infancy when Duke came around.
The Australian Biker Gang was an homage to Mad Max, not a stereotype. Last I'd heard, Australians weren't generally stereotyped as motorcycle gang members, but maybe I'm mistaken (nevermind that they weren't Australian at all in the comics).
And that's a handful of examples across a line that encompasses hundreds of characters, including several that are blatantly designed to avoid stereotypes rather than enforce them.
Eagle Force...it's nearly half or more of the line.
Sure. But could you say the same thing about your 5 year old self?
I rather doubt it.
Again, don't mistake me...for the time it was still a very diverse line, as "diversity" was indeed dominated by stereotypes back then (Let's not forget the "Multicultural pals" on Superfriends).
But again, in a modern context it's a bit of a "whoo...yeah that so wouldn't fly on mass retail shelves these days."
Are you arguing that Asians aren't stereotyped as knowing Martial Arts or just that Quick Kick isn't in your opinion a stereotype?
To that I would argue that Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan are part of the reason the stereotype exists.
As far as my five year old self is concerned, I didn't think every black person had electricity powers. I also knew that not all Mexicans wore sombreros. The ones that did were special, either because they fought crime, or because they were rodents with super speed.
Stereotypes aren't always a bad thing. Especially when they highlight ethnic heritages in a positive light.
Kids see characters on the screen doing heroic things, I think it's beneficial to society if the link those actions to a specific race they may have previously felt skiddish about. That way we can tear down barriers more quickly than with heroes of an indeterminate ethnic background.
Your five year old point is moot though. So is your stereotypes not flying I'm today's market place point. These toys are targeted towards adults and you already said you're buying them.
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