History Main / StereotypeFlip

* Wrestling/SamiZayn is a Syrian-Canadian Muslim with pale skin and red hair. Furthermore, despite being very white-presenting he portrayed a luchador known as "El Generico" on the indies.

** Played with in a sequence where Harold and Kumar are in the DeepSouth, and meet a stereotypical redneck farmer... who turns out to be rich and sophisticated and lives in a very nice home with all modern conveniences and designer clothes... however, it's then revealed that he ad his wife are brothers and sister, and keep their deformed, inbred son chained up in the basement.

** Liara is a shy bookworm from a planet of sociable diplomats, Garrus is a loose cannon from a species of obedient soldiers (who lampshades it by saying that he's "not a very good turian") and Wrex is a [[WarriorPoet philosophical and noble leader]] from a species of {{Blood Knight}}s.

** The ''extremely'' civil and eloquent krogan businessman you can meet on Illium. Another one, Charr, doesn't seem to have an ounce of aggression in his body and is wooing an asari with poetry.
** Mordin, for the most part, represents the two typical things salarians are known for: science and espionage. Then he reveals that he is also a pretty good singer, having done the salarian adaptations of Creator/GilbertAndSullivan.

* None of the ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' characters entirely fulfill the cliche of their disability (Hanako probably comes the closest, but she is still much deeper than you'd expect)...
** ...but Shizune really blows her own out of the water. She's deaf-mute, but instead of being shy and passive she's an outgoing, competitive, ruthless taskmaster who is a totally devoted StudentCouncilPresident.
** One of the reasons Emi gives for why she gets up early every morning to go running is because her doctors said that she would have to relearn how to walk after losing her legs. Due to sheer determination, she gets through physical therapy much faster than expected and continues to run "simply because she can". Also, rather hilariously, despite being the youngest-looking of the main characters, (seriously, she looks like she's 13; [[OlderThanTheyLook she's actually 19]].) she's also the one who [[SirSwearsALot swears the most.]]

* [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren and Stimpy]] are flips of AnimalStereotypes. Ren is a [[CatsAreMean mean]] dog, Stimpy is a DumbIsGood [[DogsAreDumb cat]]. Though they do fit the stereotypes of Chihuahuas being vicious and red cats being stupid, fat and friendly.

** [[PoliticalOvercorrectness PC Principal]] is the jab at political correctness from the show. However, he and his friends are depicted as [[{{Fratbro}} athletic, hard-drinking party dudes]] rather than {{Granola Girl}}s.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Minoriteam}}'' has the title characters as ethnic superheroes who fulfill their respective stereotypes to a T. In their civilian identities, however, they're all flipped: The Mexican gardener is a wealthy CEO, the misogynistic black man is a Women's Studies professor, the Jewish accountant is obsessed with black culture, and the Indian shopkeeper is a skateboarder.
* This is the basic concept behind WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales (which is part of the reason [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales Mexicans love him]]).
* Hooty from ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', despite being an [[TheOwlKnowingOne owl]] (and the titular house), is easily the dimmest of the main cast. [[TruthInTelevision This is actually realistic since most owls are actually on the low end of bird intelligence]].
* On ''WesternAnimation/HeroElementary'', Sara Snap is the smallest of the 4 main kids, but she's also tough and one of her superpowers is super strength. Benny, who's the biggest of the four kids, is very gentle, loves animals, and has bubble powers. They're also [[NiceGuy genuinely nice people]], unlike other heroes with these strengths who are [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a bit jerkish yet well-meaning.]] Sara is Asian and Benny is white, so they also invert MightyWhiteyAndMellowYellow.

* [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren and Stimpy]] are flips of AnimalStereotypes. Ren is a [[CatsAreMean mean]] dog, Stimpy is a DumbIsGood [[DogsAreDumb cat]].

** The protagonist's mother was a teenager who came of age in TheFifties, but still [[SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl had her son out of wedlock and made no apologies for doing so]]. It was she who encouraged her son to embrace atheism, owing to her hatred of the people at her son's religious school who thought rock and roll was evil.

* Whitley Gilbert, the AlphaBitch on ''Series/ADifferentWorld'' was a brash SouthernBelle at a (functionally) all-black college. She was played by a trained dancer and stage actress Jasmine Guy, whose acerbic characterization and well-paced slapstick soon made Whitley the BreakoutCharacter. HarsherInHindsight / HilariousInHindsight FairForItsDay, because during TheEighties, it was ''seen as a step forward for a black woman to play a ComedicSociopath convincingly.''

*** Dr. Rodney [=McKay=] is [[CanadaEh Canadian]]. He is also arrogant, rude, hypochondriac, and generally a pain in the ass... when he's not ''kicking'' it. He also ends up with a hot chick... and is the only main character who has joined the Mile High Club.

* Trevor Philips from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' was specifically written as the type of unstable psychopath who'd go on shooting sprees for the fun of it to satirize a certain type of GTA player. He's also [[CanadaEh Canadian]], and God help you if you do anything that ''might'' remind him of this. Seriously, this guy makes ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} look the picture of mental stability.

** Despite debuting during a [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar very intense period between the Western and Eastern Blocs]], Colossus was unique among Soviet Union characters at the time by being a kind, trustworthy hero. Even to this day, it's hard to come up comic book characters of Eastern European origin who are heroes, let alone ones as heroic as Colossus.

** Xavin (''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'') is an open-minded romantic from a race of pricks.

* The ''ComicBook/XMen'' comic ''ComicBook/GenerationX'' was this trope plus FiveTokenBand: the girl from Kentucky was the smart one, the guy from Los Angeles was the nice one, and so on.
** Similar thing happens in abovementioned ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' with both superhero and teen drama cliches. Japanese Goth girl is actually both [[PerkyGoth rather happy]] and a Catholic, ValleyGirl slowly realizes she is gay, JerkJock is hiding his smarts due to hatred for his physically abusive scientist father, TagAlongKid is also both [[TheBigGuy strongest member of the team]] and much smarter than she looks and so on.

* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' starts with a man on the run who he exposes himself by saving someone with his super powers. A shady government organization is hot on his heels, and terrorist group known as Rising Tide is hovering menacingly in the background. The episode then flips these stereotypes upside-down. The government organization is S.H.I.E.L.D, Rising Tide is a hoax created by Skye (who is captured and recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D) and the superpowered man is a test subject for a bootleg version of the super soldier serum.

** Kashima is the [[{{Bifauxnen}} charming and androgynous-looking female "prince"]] of the school who loves flirting with other girls. She would be right at home in a OneGenderSchool Shoujo manga, but if she were a guy, she would fit the textbook Shoujo "School Prince" easily. She also flips a common tomboy stereotype in Shonen romance; rather than [[TomboyAngst being insecure about her masculine qualities due to not being "girly" enough]], she revels in them.

* ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'' has the main cast go against what is often expected of their character roles in romantic Shoujo. It helps that all of them save Chiyo and Nozaki have traits taken from stock characters of the opposite sex.
** The titular Nozaki is a ''very'' tall, muscular {{Hunk}} who used to be captain of the junior high basketball team. He's also TheStoic and approaches his problems head-on. That said, he's also an award-winning Shoujo mangaka and is [[RealMenWearPink utterly obsessed with writing good quality romance stories]].
** Even Chiyo, to a degree. Yes, she's very much like a typical Shoujo heroine: girly, cutesy, determined, and obsessed with her crush. But she's also a bit of a DeadpanSnarker and is a StalkerWithACrush towards Nozaki.

** Kashima is the Prince of the school and loves flirting with girls. She would be right at home in a OneGenderSchool Shoujo manga, but if she were a guy, she would fit the textbook Shoujo "School Prince" easily. She also flips a common tomboy stereotype in Shonen romance; rather than shun her masculine qualities for [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon not being "girly" enough]], she revels in them.
** Hori is Kashima's senpai who frequently [[WouldHitAGirl beats her up]] for skipping Drama Club and excessively flirting. Not only is this an inversion of the typical "[[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale girl comically beats up guy]] [[PervertRevengeMode for being a pervert/idiot]]", but if Hori were a girl, he would probably be the "Prince's beleaguered friend" in a Shoujo romance who is always trying to make sure the Prince actually does more than be a playboy.
** Seo is loud, abrasive, blunt, and rude. Case in point, Nozaki used her characteristics to create a ''male'' character who has her personality, which is not uncommon in Shoujo manga.
** Wakamatsu is a tall, muscular athlete, but is an innocent, friendly NiceGuy. He's also a bit of a {{Tsundere}} towards Seo. Nozaki modeled a female character after him who plays a love interest for Seo's character in ''Let's Fall in Love'', who of course is an ordinary girl repelled by his antics but charmed by the abrasive boy's [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold rare acts of kindness]]. He's also a male example of the ThinksLikeARomanceNovel trope, which is a trait usually given to girls in both Shonen and Shoujo.

* ''Film/EdgeOfSeventeen'' has Mr. Bruner who is neither overly involved in his students lives nor is an overbearing authority figure. He just wants to stay out of all the teen drama BS.

* One hilarious scene in ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' shows [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver June Cleaver]] acting as an interpreter for two young black men who speak only Jive. She, of course, despite being a little old white lady is fluent in [[JiveTurkey the language]].

%%* The ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' movies are built on this trope.

* Kumar from ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhitecastle'' inverts the stereotype of South Asians being hardworking and studious, as he is an unemployed, irresponsible, BrilliantButLazy [[TheSlacker slacker]] [[TheStoner stoner]] with terrible personal hygiene. However, the [[Film/HaroldAndKumarEscapeFromGuantanamoBay sequel]] shows that he actually was a high achieving math nerd in college until he was introduced to pot by a white girl.
** Harold does tick a lot of the stereotype boxes for an Asian-American. He's intelligent, fastidious, high-strung and works in finance. However, he is also a recreational pot user like Kumar, although he strictly only does it outside of work. A flashback to his college days also shows that he used to be an EmoKid.

* In an episode of ''Series/TheTonightShow'' with Creator/JayLeno, During a talent competition between [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootballPower5Conferences USC and Michigan]] football players called "All American Idol", a white guy faces up against a black guy in a rap battle and utterly schools him.

* In an episode of ''Series/TheTonightShow'' with Creator/JayLeno, During a talent competition between USC and UsefulNotes/UniversityOfMichigan football players called "All American Idol", a white guy faces up against a black guy in a rap battle and utterly schools him.

** Subverted by Mr and MRs Wong They are ranchers on Mars, which is Futurama's NewOldWest, and dress in stereotypical "Western" gendre clothing; but otherwise are stereotypical Asian parents.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'', the blonde Dorothy Ann is the resident [[TheSmartGuy Smart Girl]] in Mrs. Frizzle's class, and apparently [[CuteBookworm reads constantly]] when she's not on field trips. Hell, her CatchPhrase was "According to my research..."