Softball Stereotype How I Met Your Mother

This weekend I watched Intervention, the fourth episode of the fourth season of How I Met Your Mother and immediately noticed two stereotypes.

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To begin, the show is about a group of four Americans and one Canadian. The Canadian, Robin, is portrayed as an aggressive, beer-drinking hockey fan who loves Tim Horton’s and men who can throw a punch. In this episode, Robin gets very drunk and acts extremely “Canadian”, speaking with a heavy accent and reenacting Vancouver Canucks moments in a hockey uniform. I believe this stereotype is entertaining for Canadians, who can laugh at the stereotype of Canadian women because we know that it is very rare to find a person acting like that. On the other hand, this stereotype is dangerously persuasive to Americans who have never been to Canada because it falsely educates them on Canadian values.

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  2. The HIMYM writers didn’t waste much time thinking about clever ways to make Ted seem gay to Don, dipping lazily into a series of well-worn stereotypes. He doesn’t follow sports!
  3. Producers filmed the climactic scene of CBS' 'How I Met Your Mother' finale eight years ago, fearing the actors involved would become unrecognizable, and have kept it under wraps ever since.
  4. Sure, there were obvious problems that I did figure out. The realisation that Howard was less funny and more despicable had dawned upon me, much as it did with Barney Stinson of How I Met Your Mother.

How I Met Your Mother has gained a cult following over the years thanks to its unique storyline, framing, and consistent hilarity. The series follows a man named Ted Mosby and his group of friends in Manhattan, but what makes it interesting is the hindsight-aspect of the storyteller.

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Furthermore, a member of the gang, Barney falls into the big shot stereotype of successful men in America. He is rich player who always wears suites. The episode begins with Barney in old man makeup telling a good lucking woman that 'young Barney Stinson' cannot solve global warming unless she sleeps with him. He then comes back a moment later and kisses her. This portrayal of a man suggests to boys in America that if they want to be successful, they must date lots of good looking (and not necessarily smart) woman by any means necessary. Barney’s suave attitude and obsession with suites also teaches young boys to always take your appearance and reputation very seriously. Do I feel a generation of American Psychos developing?

As a young Canadian female, I do not feel affected by the stereotypes portrayed in this episode. I laughed at the ignorant perception the American writers have of Canadians, and Barney’s narcissistic traits.However, I can imagine how this television program can educate Americans. After analyzing the stereotypes in this episode, I realized that media is simply entertaining when people are educated and aware of the stereotypes being broadcasted. On the other hand, media is teaching when it is showing viewers a perspective of a subject that viewers are not educated or confident about.

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