Stereotypes

-Why do stereotypes exist? What purpose do they serve?

Stereotypes exist because media, stories, etc. have forced them to exist. Although people do not know that stereotypes aren't true and do not exist, people still judge and determine based on their interpretations. Usually, media interprets several sexes, races, etc. with stereotypes, and places several characters in reference to a typical race, gender, etc. Stereotypes usually tend to serve one sole purpose, amusement. They usually serve as humor; many comedians make jokes on generalizations. In other shows, they just serve as amusement. There are plenty of examples out there of stereotypes existing, for instance, the stereotypical big-nosed Jew always after money, the ‘hilarious’ Indian accent, the typical fat American, the dumb blond, etc.