My research paper is about Family Guy and the modern stereotypes it portrays so the main person I would look to interview would be the director and voice of the show Seth MacFarlane. I would ask him his opinion on some of the things he showed on the show. I would also ask him if he does indeed put the stereotypes in as a joke to make fun of common stereotypes or as ridiculous as it sounds to promote the stereotypes. I would also like to know if there are any stereotypes he personally takes as offensive and does not include in the show.
Another person I would like to stereotype is people of these groups maybe one of each to get there prospective on the stereotypes and if they feel they have anything in common with those stereotypes, to see if there is any truth behind it. For example ask an asian about the smart stereotype and why people think that, also what is his gpa, is there a cultural difference or parenting difference that causes this stereotype? I would also like to ask them if they take offense to their stereotype being put into a cartoon for humor purposes?
That would include the interviews I would like for my paper, fortunately Seth MacFarlane is very controversial and has many interviews that I have found that may answer some of my questions. The other interviews I would need shouldn’t be hard to acquire.
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Family guy is my favorite cartoon, after spongebob squarepants. But in regards to the show itself, it does cover a wide range of stereotypes, which many I believe are extraordinarily funny, yet can be offensive. But this just brings me to a question...when has a stereo typical joke gone too far? What are the limits? One suggestion i have for you is to watch the Family guy's 100th episode and you will learn a bit about seth mcfarlane, who i believe is a very interesting character.
ReplyDeleteI accidentally pressed the publish button before i was done. To continue.....A lot of the stereo types portrayed might not be stereotypes. A stereotype I believe is setting an image, but if this is the definition, Family Guy isnt setting images, rather than just portraying what goes on in a regular day.
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