No, Arabs reinforce stereotypes about Arabs.
In some instances perhaps. But shows like 24 reinforce them. I watched the past two nights as I had never seen the show. Pure drivel, fearmongering crap. Arabs are out to get you, suitcase nukes in every city, blah, blah, blah..That show's been on for six series? I'm going to start a TV station tomorrow that shows only paint drying. It would be more informative and entertaining than that.
"It's the closest television comes to roller coasters," said David Bianculli, television critic for the New York Daily News. "It works well dramatically, and as far as feeding fears, that's what '24' is all about."
About says it all. In today's feelings environment, the only thing that gets on TV these days are based mainly on emotions and less on rational thought. 24 sure as hell does that. And it's not even entertaining.
Flame away.
Since Islam has been at war with the rest of the world for over 1400 years I don't see the stereotyping.
Arabs? Kal Penn is of Hindu Indian descent and his character is intended to be Pakistani. It isn't about Arabs (MASH and Make Room for Daddy had Arab characters) it's about Muslims.
What was MASH supposed to reinforce, that Arabs were cross-dressers?
Fifty years ago,it was said that blacks just wanted marriages like the one shown on Father Knows Best, but that whites denied them the chance. The Klan said that blacks just wanted free love. Hate to say anything about the Klan, but the "stereotype" was not wrong.
"No, Arabs reinforce stereotypes about Arabs."
My thoughts EXACTLY!!