Well...yes....absolutely, you're right.
There are also some insulting American stereotypes presented in them, though. The cat was often an American border guard, and always a moron. Just saying, it wasn't purely one sided, but by today's standards, it was purely inappropriate, especially for children.

Maybe, but it certainly seems there are plenty of Mexican stereotypes that are reinforced by the cartoons!

I thought Speedy was being used to disprove the racial stereotype that all Mexicans are slow and lazy when I watched it. He IS Mexican, and he's not slow or lazy by far, nor is he dumb.

The conversation of those two is glorious. He's the stereotypical "hold my beer and watch this"-kinda guy while she's scared shitless.

That said, there was a pair of tornadoes in Minden as well, maybe two weeks ago. That's 60km from where I live and I can't remember ever hearing about tornadoes, no matter how small, in this area.

Ah, well. Weather's bonkers anyway. Massive downpours for three days straight, followed by clear, blue skies and 30°C yesterday. This morning, fog. Some consistency would be nice...

I have to agree 100%. I'm getting very tired of the invalid stereotypical portrayal of a Canadian as a person wearing a red plaid shirt, a toque, and saying "Eh" about 20 times more frequently than anybody I've ever known. And his 10 things are either differences everyone is aware of or they're invalid. I've never used or heard the term soaker as he describes it, plenty of Canadians burn their marshmallows, and we've all eaten smores. Ironically, his comment about Americans who've never been anywhere is also applicable to him, at least when it comes to travelling within Canada. He comes across as a typical person who has grown up in Ontario and believes that the rest of us are just like him. Oh and yeah, he's just not funny.

I'd eat you and your baby in a heart beat if it meant survival for me. But the fact is almost nobody on this planet is currently in that situation, probably never will, and the more people that become vegan, the less likely that is to happen as well.

So yes, people that have made a conscious decision to not do cruel things while they are unnecessary are superior. Just like in the way you don't go around murdering people for shoes right now, even though in the apocalypse you would, makes you a superior person compared with some thug that does that now. You would probably steal food from people that need it, but you aren't doing that now, so you're definitely superior to people that do steal unnecessarily now too. But you don't see anyone telling people who don't steal to get off their high horses.....

There is no humor because the situation is so serious, not because it's puncturing a balloon of superiority. Or do you think that people who opposed concentration camps where simply doing so to feel superior too?
The other thing that makes it totally not funny is because I've heard this ignorant and false stereotype stuff so many times it makes my eyes roll. Vegans are as a diverse group of people as can possibly be, with the only thing in common is their compassion for animals, and care of the environment.

I'm also not a lion or a chimp, I don't copy their other behaviors like throwing poo or licking my own ass, so I don't see why I'd copy their carnivorous behavior either. It's a good thing I have a frontal lobe and can use reason to make decisions based on my understanding of the consequences.

Also while I would eat meat for survival, I would not be eating it for the taste. It sounds to me like you're under the impression that vegans are like ex-heroin addicts, always being tempted by that next hit. It's not like that all, taste buds adjust dramatically over time, in fact they adjust second to second - eat an apple after a swig of soft drink. It'll taste sour. Yet do it before, and the apple is sweet. I honestly find the thought of meat revolting now, just like you would if you had to eat something like a dog or rat. I feel the same way about milk the way you do about drinking human breast milk. I'm not just saying this to be dramatic or superior, I'm saying it to give you an example how easily your taste buds are influenced.

You're welcome!

(The sound of stereotypes disintegrating was pretty loud in my brain, too.)

Regarding the video: "rape letter", "polling a distant second" - so who is perpetuating stereotypes here?

This american thing of not accepting nakedness (because pedophiles exist?!) is weird. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being naked, being seen naked, seeing someone naked or photographing your kids playing naked in the swimming pool. Naked children do not cause pedophilic behaviour. Naked people are in principle not offensive.

Accusing someone of being a pedophile is horrible. Even Trump probably is not a pedophile.

yeah, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't call it out.

It's a lazy stereotype and honestly, these days it's about as funny, original and accurate as saying "hah! women! everyone knows they can't play sports!"

If you're going to pull out a lazy stereotype at least be funny with it.

It's a joke based on the stereotypical image of the gamer nerd...

And it's been done plenty of times before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F51LWMh7X2k

Seriously, there are enough thin skinned people in the world already.

I had a hard time trying to describe this. My initial thought was to suggest she just got dumped, but I don't want to be sexist.

Either way I laughed a lot simply because of the stereotype she paints.

Detractors gonna detract.

You know, you try and please all the people and you will just undermine your own position. I disagree with Maher that it is all about money, I think pot has an image problem too - you know the stereotypes. I don't think the way to confront that is to hide recreational pot use as if it was a thing to be ashamed of. I think some really don't think it is possible to smoke pot and, you know, have a job or be a contributing member of society. Isn't it about time to dispel that myth?

Stereotypes go best with a grain of salt.
Jokes require a lack of seriousness.

And feeling a necessity to apologise after being referenced as "polite" is Canadian.

PS: this Aussie liked the concept presented as humor, regardless of accuracy and northern comforts

Good stereotype play!

It was all tounge-in-cheek, but Kiwis can't understand that; as part of any given nation in the world you are exactly the stereotype I imagine you to be, and thus I have remotely stripped you of your self-perceived humanity. I'm guessing you thought you were real, but you're not. You never have been. You are a Kiwi, and thus are everything I think you should be. Bro.