Blog 26

Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog demonstrates how stereotypes are present in society and used by many different people.  But stereotyping can cause you to see the world in a distorted way and cause you to be narrow-minded.  Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer were proof that not every person acts in a predictable and conventional way.  In the episode, Captain Hammer ended up being a rude and selfish person.  Even though he was supposed to be the hero of the story, he did not act like one.  On the other hand, Dr. Horrible showed compassion and love. He was supposed to be the villain, but he was reluctant to be evil and seemed to actually be a good person.  These two characters demonstrate that people can have unique personalities that are unpredictable.  Stereotypes about certain groups and cultures are not always true and there is usually more to them.  But at times, it can be hard to prevent and control stereotyping.  In order to prevent stereotypes and try to minimize them as much as possible, it is necessary to control the cause of the problems.  One of these problems is the media and the content that the media publishes.  The media tries to publish the most interesting and shocking story in order to get more viewers.  If you read or watch something that contains stereotypes, it is easy for you to start to believe them and consider them true.  Knowing this, it is important to try to prevent the media from publishing articles that are biased and subjective. But, there are also other factors that you need to take into account when you are dealing with stereotypes.