In Mean Girls, there is the popular group of girls, who are all mean, slutty, and overly body conscious. The plot line for any Tyler Perry movie revolves around African-American stereotypes, while every Harold and Kumar indulges the stereotypes placed on Asians and Indians, and then of course White Chicks focuses on the rich Caucasian woman.
When Americans watch movies like these they don't even recognize that what they are seeing is not the truth. Stereotypes have become apart of the culture, but there should be no reason for them. There are hardly any movies or TV shows that combat the rampant use of stereotypes. Although, Legally Blonde is an example of how incorrect stereotypes are, because in the movie a blonde sorority girl gets into Harvard Law and becomes successful, according to stereotypes that would never happen, because Elle is both a blonde and she pledged a sorority. An example of a show that combats stereotypes is a child's show: The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. In The Suite Life, many stereotypes are broken down, such as the dumb blonde stereotype because Maddy, who is blonde, is the smartest one, whereas her foil, London is Asian, but she's an idiot.
The sad reality is that stereotypes are now socially accepted and have become a huge part of the film industry due to the changing minds of the American public and their views of humor. There aren't enough movies like Legally Blonde or shows like The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, because most movies that come out today have the same stereotypes. By choosing to accept and believe stereotypes, we are letting the youth of America know that it's ok to separate everyone because of their skin, hair, or ethnicity. There is no way that stereotypes will ever be gone from our society; the only thing we can do now is educated people on the falsehood of stereotypes.