Editing Counterstereotype (section)

==Notable examples==
*An example of a counter-stereotype is the [[Fifteenth Doctor]], a character in the British TV series ''[[Doctor Who|Dr. Who]]''. Previously played exclusively by white actors, the inclusion of a black actor for this role served to combat existing stereotypes in British society.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-11 |title=Black Doctor Who fans on defying racist trolls and Ncuti Gatwa's debut |url=https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/11/black-doctor-fans-defying-racist-trolls-ncuti-gatwas-debut-20807293/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref>
*In the film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'', the main character displays exceptional intellectual abilities and wins a large monetary prize. This challenges the stereotype that those living in poverty are not intelligent.
*American popular literature in the 19th century contained [[stereotype|stereotypical]] images of [[black people]] as grotesque and servile. In protest, a counter-stereotype arose which showed black people as graceful and wise.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311062533/http://www.library.unt.edu/classes/slis/_private/larrick.htm The All-White World of Children's Books], Nancy Larrick, ''[[Saturday Review (US magazine)|Saturday Review]]'', September 11, 1965, pp. 63 ff.</ref>
*In the United States during the 1970s, in response to [[feminist]] criticism, advertising agencies chose to display counter-stereotypical images of women as sexually assertive and intellectual.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020228053731/http://www.rtvf.unt.edu/people/craig/pdfs/madave.PDF Madison Avenue versus The Feminine Mystique: How the Advertising Industry Responded to the Onset of the Modern Women's Movement], Steve Craig, presented at the Popular Culture Association conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 27, 1997.</ref>
*In the film ''[[Legally Blonde]]'', the main character, Elle Woods, acts as a counter-stereotype displaying how a blonde, conventionally attractive and fashion-loving woman is also intelligent and successful at attending law school.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Andrew S. |title='Legally Blonde' flips stereotypes |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/entertainment/arts/2016/09/15/legally-blonde-flips-stereotypes/45694621/ |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=South Bend Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>