Whether it ’s an alien who might as well be call a “ space Jew , ” or an evil Asiatic ripping the hearts out of free victim in an alien ritual , racial and ethnic stereotypes in SF often reach facepalm level of fail .
Today , let us contemplate 10 of the most embarrassingly awful stereotype we ’ve had to endure in the physical process of essay to enjoy our favorite motion-picture show and television series .
Mostly I ’ve prefer stuff from the last 40 years here , just because we could easily occupy Page and pages with all the inappropriateness before that – suppose Ming the Merciless ( malign Asian guy cable ) or the many stereotypes of African Americans that emerge in stories of travel to “ savage ” planets . What ’s sad is that we have n’t descend that far since those overtly racist Clarence Shepard Day Jr. . So without further stir , here are the persona that make you want to slap some sense into somebody andmake them read some Nisi Shawl .
10 . The radioactive white ice people in The Hills Have Eyes
Honestly , any picture show in the genre of “ nice people waylaid by magical / mutant hillbillies , ” from 2,000 Maniacs to House of 1,000 Corpses is jam - pack with stereotypes of pitiful white folks who live in the hills , fuck their brothers and babe , torture outsider for fun , descend into cannibalism , and speak in twangy accents . Bonus points if they dress in weird animal skin , are productive and/or ugly , and say “ Momma , what should we do with this long Sus scrofa ? ” a muckle . Also bonus points for clown make-up and bootleg .
9 . The islanders and the giant ape in Peter Jackson ’s King Kong
Oh Peter Jackson , what inspired you to redo one of the twentieth century ’s most antiblack fantasy epics ? I thought we ’d all learned that representing black people as gargantuan rampaging emulator who are haunt with teeny white women was all awful . But then you had to go and remake the flick , adding a whole island full of magical aboriginal stereotype who literally say things like “ booga booga ” and beat on drum while sacrificing people .
8 . Nemoidians in Star Wars
As they grease the wheels of the Trade Federation ’s relationship with the growing iniquity of the Empire , these aliens make interference that sound alarming like “ ahhh so ” and do a mountain of bow . Their ego - effacing manner and avidity to please have made many fans palpate like they are an annoying Asiatic stereotype .
7 . The Chihuahua in Beverly Hills Chihuahua
tattle frank are a staple of phantasy , and every exclusive talking chihuahua ever consecrate to film is pretty much a Mexican stereotype . Probably the most obvious example is in this moving-picture show , or a Taco Bell commercial message .
6 . The Calormenes in The Chronicles of Narnia
The Calormenes are dark - skinned , wear off flow robes and pillbox , and last in a spicy , desert land called Calormen . intelligibly intended to resemble Arabs , the Calormenes hold up in a rigid , division - stratify society and seem to enjoy nothing more than killing , war , and keep slaves . Yep , the dark - skinned people in turbans are the one obsess with wars and thrall . blessed savages .
5 . The Ferengi on Star Trek
outer space Jews ! They ’re poor , they ’re cliquish , and they ’re obsessed with money ! Hey , you want some gold - contract latinum ? Such a muckle Quark can make you ! OK so they have openhanded auricle rather of big noses , but the Ferengi are so Judaic they practically twist every Star Trek fit where they appear into a Mel Brooks movie . You love , a Mel Brooks movie where he score playfulness of Judaic stereotype . And no , it does n’t make them any less of a stereotype when Quark give his braggy language about how there ’s nothing ill-timed with his mass being ethnically predisposed to enjoy money .
4 . Pretty much every someone of color in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
WTF hoi polloi . We could start with Short Round and just make our manner through every savage Amerindic sheik or turbaned caricature in this flick and we ’d be talking all day . So much fail !
3 . The Natives in Twilight
Just because they all look sexy and never put their shirt on does not mean the Native werewolves are not headdesk levels of stereotype . indigene who are one with nature and the wood ? Check . native with a savage , uncorrectable side ? Check . Natives who drum their wives ? check out . Natives who are n’t quite good enough for blanched girls who care really pallid vampires ? tally . At some head , I in full have a bun in the oven to see a guy in a feather headgear , a religious journeying in a sweat guild , or alcoholism .
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2 . skid and Mudflap in transformer 2
These jive - talking “ urban ” transformer much smoke crack out of their tailpipe . I would rather watch ten thousand tantrum of elephantine bust up ball scrota than have to endure another second of screen time with these “ hip hoppin ” racebots .
1 . Jar Jar
Oh Jar Jar . The Caribbean stereotype who launched a thousand wild rants with his “ meso youso ” public lecture and lazy , dopey ways . Oh , those funny islanders – erm , I mean aliens – they ’ll never find out to go their own civilization ! full opine we ’ve got snowy multitude – erm , I mean humans – to help them out .
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