Do The Stereotypes Define Us?

Asalam aleykum, my brothers and sisters.

Have you ever noticed in almost all movies and series out there, the hero or heroine of the story always has some interesting issue? From having a very troubled childhood, maybe being bullied as a kid, having some terminal disease, or being an orphan.

Then there’s the other angle of the hero or heroine, never being able to hook up with the person they “love”. From Spiderman to Batman, from Smallville to The Matrix, all the heroes in these stories had to almost sacrifice their life to be with the one they love.

Are we seriously that desperate to believe in love that we actually create all these impossible situations to satisfy our fantasy for the perfect love?

Must we believe that love is such an illusive experience, that we must suffer a hero’s fate to find it? Must we choose between life and death, or even sacrifice our destiny for love?

Must is be so hard to love? When’s the last time you saw a movie, where the hero was just some ordinary kid with extraordinary talent? Maybe one who already had a beautiful girlfriend, or let’s even push the envelope and say he’s gay.

Would that make his efforts less acceptable? Would it make all the good that he does null? I say screw the stereotypes. I want to meet an intelligent blonde, a white guy who won’t be scared to live in a predominantly black neighbourhood. An “African American” who has never been to prison. How about a tall Chinese person?

Do these stereotypes define us?

Militant out.