Blog 27

Throughout the years, stereotypes have been a common aspect of our culture and are still present in society today.  People are put in to groups and judged based on personal traits and characteristics.  Although not all stereotypes are bad, it is not always a good indicator to use to understand someone. Not all stereotypes are true and everyone acts in a different way.   If you start to generalize groups of people, some of them may take offense to these ideas.  This may include generalizations that include racial or biased beliefs.  Stereotypes that contain racial or personal opinions can be considered offensive and are usually not accurate.  But people use stereotypes as a way to generalize and make assumptions about specific groups or certain people.  They are a way for people to make simplifications without taking the time to get to know someone.  Even in a professional field, such as law enforcement, stereotypes are present.  Whether it is intentional or not, most people use stereotypes in one form or the other.  Through the show Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog, Joss Whedon portrays stereotypes in a way that is uncommon and in a way contradictory to our common belief.  This episode shows how some people do not conform to their stereotype and they may act in a unique way. In the episode, Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer were the two characters that exemplified this feature.  Both of these characters acted in a way that was unpredictable and unexpected.  These characters proved that stereotypes can be inaccurate and a bad indicator to use to judge someone.