I found a couple youtube videos which someone made that dealt with stereotypes in video games. The person who made them can be found at www.myspace.com/stereotypesinvideogames
Stereotypical African American in Video Games
Asian and Latino Male Character Roles
Gender Stereotypes in Video Games
Although the creator of these didn't have too many video game sources, they still got their point out there. Video games have many stereotypes and misrepresent genders and ethnicities. This fantasy world can be dangerous and tell the younger generations that our world is really like that.
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Very nice use of youtube videos to help prove your point that there are even stereotypes found in video games.
I believe that the vessel that is a video game is a very powerful tool for perpetuating things such as stereotypes. This is because many of the people who play them are young and impressionable children who are form opinions on things such as race and gender based off of anything they see whether it is wrong or right.
I can also relate to this because I enjoy playing video games as well. Recently I have been playing Grand Theft Auto 4 and there are clearly many racially based stereotypes interlaced throughout the game. Great post.
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