Stereotypes: an Animated Series

I had this idea a long time ago but never wrote it down. So I went digging through my old idea junk drawer, and this week I am publishing that older idea: a series—or better yet, an animated series (animation handles grotesque exaggeration more gracefully without turning it into realistic bullying)—whose main plot in each standalone episode is built around a stereotype.

It should be ironic, a little sharp, but not offensive humor, where a well-known stereotype is pushed to an extreme exaggeration. The number of possible storylines is endless; the characters could be recurring, or they could be different every time. A universe of stereotypes where all Chinese people are good at math, Russians drink vodka, and Jews are cheap.

- Ministry of Stereotypes: quotas for normality and raids against individuality

- The Cliché Inspector at school: children must choose an archetype and live by it

- The "What Kind of Person Are You?" test: one question decides your fate for a year

- A recommendation algorithm controls your life: you are not allowed to like what is "not for people like you"

- The district of performative success: everyone must be productive 24/7

- The coffee war: latte aristocrats versus instant-coffee punks

- The perfectionists’ club: you are not allowed to start until it is perfect