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Re: Authenticity in character names
You brought up the idea of stereotypes by arguing that he is just another stereotypical example of Eastern Europeans being depicted as antagonistic mercenaries.
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I didn't say that.
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why do you mean that they are thinking when you say that they are thinking in stereotypes?
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With the example I used...there's a common stereotype among foreigners (especially Americans) that Brazilians speak Spanish.
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I would suggest that that’s a misapprehension rather than a stereotype.
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