Ethnicity is commonly stereotyped in the media, for example people of an Asian descent are commonly stereotyped in films as misfits who are incredibly smart, compared to the all American popular girl who is white, blonde haired and blue eyed.
This advert for pop chips is very racist and stereotypical of Indian people, as it suggests that all Indian's typically wear the traditional sari, have a long haircut, moustache and wear elaborate jewellery and also like Bombay spiced foods e.g. curry. Furthermore the use of the word 'Bombay' is very racist because they have used an image of a stereotypical Indian man and then nicknamed / ridiculed him and the rest of his culture that he is representing.
The magazine cover for vogue featuring Lebron James, also uses the old fashioned stereotype that black people are animalistic brutes, or monkeys as the cover resembles a piece of hate propaganda that was against immigration and anti black. The way that vogue got Lebron James to pose in the cover resembles the gorilla in the propaganda, which portrays aggressive, barbaric behaviour which emphasizes the racist idea of black people being monkeys due to their origin.
The music video for Avril Lavignes song 'hello kitty' also presents stereotypes of Chinese women and their culture, as in one scene in the music video as shown above she uses Chinese backing dancers who all have the same outfits, makeup and hairstyles suggesting the stereotype that all Chinese people look the same. Furthermore the music video also stereotypes Chinese culture due to the hello kitty reference which portrays the style of 'kawaii' suggesting all Chinese women dress and behave in a young, doll like way. 
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