Stereotypes In The Big Bang Theory

Stereotypes may be a part of daily life, but they show unrealistic expectations from people and should never be taken seriously. Stereotypes and stereotyping has been around for hundreds of years, even though they may not be exactly accurate. We can all be held accountable of stereotyping at one point or another, whether it is gender, cultures, groups of individuals, and even sexual stereotypes. In the Big Bang Theory book and TV show the philosophers use a lot of stereotypes among the men and the women characters. Many of the stereotypes that are showed in this book have a lot of similarities to real life stereotypes. Butler illustrates that “not only do most of all the characters challenge gender expectations, but they each do so in their own unique ways” (253). In chapter seventeen the philosophers Butler and Mill express a lot of examples using stereotype as a theme. Butler shows equality between men and women within characters mostly of Penny, Bernadette, Sheldon, and Howard. The philosophers use feminism as a main key in this book and use it for all of chapter …show more content…
Also Elizabeth is stereotyped to be the one who sleeps around with men within a short period of time. Butler explains “she’s drop dead gorgeous and sexy but at the same time incredibly smart” (250). I can see that men would use Elizabeth as a plaque because of her looks and intelligence; I believe she would be the type to take guys for granted only due to looks. She can easily pull a guy in if she really wanted to. In chapter seventeen she sleeps with Leonard and Raj in such a short period of time, which I believe she totally blindsided both of the men to just get what she wanted just to ditch them afterwards. Then again she hopes for a foursome with them and Howard, so it makes sense that she is using her intelligence on top of her looks to use the men to the best of her