BBC calls Sherlock a "global phenomenon"

[Bakerstreet Irregular]

I like Blind Banker....especially Soo Lin. So shy....so cultural....so respective of her heritage even though it was not kind to her.

[jesskayding]

Yeah. I mean I fit a lot of stereotypes concerning black women. All of them that pertain to me I'm proud of.

[jesskayding]

Someone blogged this on line. I think it is very beautiful and touching and honors Soo Lin very well.

 

http://notesfrombakerst.tumblr.com/post/40792285558/the-blind-banker-soo-lin-dots-her-is-with-flowers

I loved this. Thanks for sharing!

[Carol the Dabbler]

Errr .... now I KNOW you don't mean the stereotypical Dane has disgusting behavior!!

 

The problem with stereotypes, even if they don't offend, is that they're a lazy way to achieve characterization. Handy, tho.

 

Umm -- maybe I could have worded that better!      But I agree that stereotypes are lazy and handy.  That sort of shorthand often comes in handy when you're trying to fit quite a bit of story into a limited time period (or a manageable novel).

 

Yeah. I mean I fit a lot of stereotypes concerning black women. All of them that pertain to me I'm proud of.

 

Ya might as well be proud, huh?  It sure beats being ashamed of who you are!

[jesskayding]

Yeah. I'm known to be quite sassy & my neck swivels along to the same pattern and rhythm as my index finger when I'm passionately expressing myself. I dance, sing, & eat fried chicken & watermelon as often as possible.

 

I don't know if stereotypes are lazy & convenient, as much as they could be relatable, relevant & more believable, especially to the people who may be apart of that race. I sometimes laugh, because I feel I'm constantly being told by society what should & shouldn't offend me.

 

I don't know if we'd get the same feel, like in the case of Soo Lin or Raz, if they weren't the "stereotype".

 

I say lighten up, it ain't all that.

[Carol the Dabbler]

I sometimes laugh, because I feel I'm constantly being told by society what should & shouldn't offend me.

 

 

I seriously believe that it's more often people who are not members of the "offended" group who do the objecting.

[besleybean]

Quite.

[PatB]

In case there's any misunderstanding, I raised the question of stereotyping in a slightly frivolous frame of mind. In another post in another thread I mentioned that the aim in BB seemed to be to evoke memories of Fu Manchu and the whole Victorian/Edwardian view of the Chinese as the mysterious "other". Conan Doyle's Holmes was born in that world, and I think it's legitimate and appropriate that the modernised Sherlock should occasionally forget its modernity and revive memories of that ethos. They've done it with the interior of 221b, which is simultaneously modern and cluttered-Victorian, with that appalling flock wallpaper so beloved of the pre-WWI interior decorators. Sherlock wears his deerstalker in an "ironic" way, but it's still a deerstalker, a piece of everyday wear in Edwardian times. His long coat is also modern, but just change its colour to khaki and it's a WWI trenchcoat straight out of Journey's End. In all kinds of ways they've sneaked in the old along with the new to achieve a tonal balance that is quite unique. The Chinese stereotyping in BB, far from being thoughtless or lazy, is a stylistic choice. And for me, given that the plot is so full of holes, the visual style is one of the main reasons to watch it.

[jesskayding]