Stereotype
Originally a stereotype was an impression taken from a form of movableruchomy, przenośny leadgrafit type and used for printing instead of the original type. This was generalized into a metaphor for repeating a set of ideas identically with no changes (as would have been possible in a form of movableruchomy, przenośny type).
In modern usage, the metaphorical meaning predominatesto predominate: górować, dominować. The term is generally used to describe an oversimplifiedzanadto, zbyt uproszczony mentalpsychiczny, mentalny picture of some group of people who are sharingto share: dzielić z kimś, podzielać a certain characteristic (or stereotypical) qualitiesquality: cecha, właściwość. The term is thusa zatem, tak więc often used in a negative sense, with stereotypes being seen by many as illogical yet deeply held-beliefsheld-belief: utrzymujące sie przekonanie that can only be changed through education.
Common stereotypes of the past included a variety of allegations about various racial groups and predictionsprediction: przewidywanie of behavior based on social status and wealth.
In literature and art, stereotypes are clichéd or predictable characters or situations. For example, the stereotypical devil is a red, impishfiglarny character with horns and a pitchforkwidły.
Common stereotypical characters
- The sophisticatedwyrafinowany, well mannereduprzejmy, kulturalny, dobrze wychowany, Latin womanizerkobieciarz
- The lazy Mexican or the Mexican who seems dumb but who actually outsmartsto outsmart: przechytrzać, być sprytniejszym the gringosgringo: wśród LatynoAmerykanów lekceważące określenie Amerykanina lub Brytyjczyka before they even realize it
- The lazy or uneducated African-American
- The short-temperedzapalczywy, wybuchowy, chunkified wrestler
- The "hard-boiledtwardy, bezwzględny" or toughtwardy, odporny, wytrzymały, uparty, nieustępliwy private eyeprywatny detektyw
- The agingstarzejący się absent-mindedroztargniony professor, a schlemielnaiwny (sometimes speaking incoherentlyniespójnie, nielogicznie, nieskładnie)
- The wealthy miserskąpiec, sknera living a poor life to save money.
- The middle-aged father with a paunchwydatny brzuch who remembers his glory days in high school
- The ditzy bustypiersiasty blonde woman ("brain-deadgłupi blonde")
- The dowdybez gustu, zaniedbany librarian (who becomes instantly attractive when she takes her glasses off)
- The degenerate aristocrat with top hat, tuxedosmoking, and monocle
- The snobbish butlerlokaj, kamerdyner (speaking with a British English or other European accent)
- The nerdy scientist (with black wiry-framed glasses, black bowtie, white coat, speaking in technobabbletechniczny żargon)
Similar: The short genius schoolkid, who wears glasses and uniform ("geekdziwak" or "dork")
- The peg-leggedpeg-leg: drewniana proteza nogi pirate with an eye patchprzepaska na oko and parrot who's obsessed with finding buried treasure
- The overweight, doughnutpączek-eating cop who believes skateboarding is a crime
- The brightly colored court jesterpowód, pozywający
- The villain with black clothes, waxedwoskowany, pastowany moustache and generalized Central or Eastern European accent
- The jollywesoły, radosny Middle Eastern or South Asian convenience store or cornershop owner with his collection of trinketstrinket: świecidełko, błyskotka
- The pickywybredny, drobiazgowy chefszef kuchni with his toqueczapka kucharza and piquantpikantny French accent.
- The overdelivering game show hostgospodarz with his giantogromny, gigantyczny smile
- The confrontational Italian American gangster in his pinstripemateriał w paski suit from Armani or Versace, who hides his gun in a violin case
- The tobacco-spittingto spit: pluć, wypluwać baseball player
- The effeminatezniewieściały homosexual male who sings show tunes and works as an interior decoratordekorator wnętrz
- The man-hating butchprzesadnie męski lesbian who sees male chauvenism everywhere
- The old lady who sits on the porchganek, weranda, reminiscingto reminisce: wspominać and knittingto knit: robić na drutach.
- The grouchynarzekający, gderliwy old man who yells at kids on his lawn
- The violent, savagedziki, okrutny, bestialski (American) Indian warrior or scalperten który skalpuje.
- The drunken (American) Indian.
- The drunken Irishman.
- The hyperactivenadmiernie ruchliwy, hickish Australian.
- The wise and otherworldly African-American who helps a white character in crisis.
- The greedychciwy, łapczywy, stingyskapy Jew.
- The uneducated hickwsiok, wieśniak (American) Southerner, a white trashprostak redneckprowincjusz, gbur
- The Australian in the blue singletpodkoszulek, denimdżinsowy shorts, sandals and corkedz drzewa korkowego hat, drinking a can of Fosters
- The ill-tempered father who antagonizes his daughter's boyfriend
- The disdainfullekceważący, pogardliwy mother-in-law wondering how her child ended marrying such a failure.
- The Frenchman with striped shirt, beret and onions - see Onion Johnnie
- The lone, namelessbezimienny, nieznany gunslingerzabójca na zlecenie
- The fat German wearing a green pair of lederhosenskórzane spodnie często noszone z szelkami, a bowtie, and a jauntylekki hat with a feather, carrying a beer steinkufel in one hand and a frankfurterparówka in the other (or possibly an accordionakordeon), who may also yodel.
- The smart, hardworking, quiet Asian American - see Model minority
- The employer who fires an employee for a pettydrobny, mało istotny reason - see The Jetsons
- The boastfulchełpliwy Texan who wears a cowboy hat everywhere, even with a suit or a tuxedosmoking
Url źródłowy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype
Słowniczek
predominates
to predominate
identacally
identycznie, tak samo, jednakowo
oversimplified
zanadto, zbyt uproszczony
sharing
to share
dzielić z kimś, podzielać
held-beliefs
held-belief
utrzymujące sie przekonanie
well mannered
uprzejmy, kulturalny, dobrze wychowany
outsmarts
to outsmart
przechytrzać, być sprytniejszym
gringos
gringo
wśród LatynoAmerykanów lekceważące określenie Amerykanina lub Brytyjczyka
tough
twardy, odporny, wytrzymały, uparty, nieustępliwy
incoherently
niespójnie, nielogicznie, nieskładnie
savage
dziki, okrutny, bestialski
lederhosen
skórzane spodnie często noszone z szelkami