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Racial Stereotypes in Pop Culture

Charlie Chan might be getting a new lease on life as a popular character, but some storied depictions of minorities in pop culture haven't aged as well. Here are five of the most dated and stereotyped characters in movies, cartoons, and literature.

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Charlie Chan might be getting a new lease on life as a popular character, but some storied depictions of minorities in pop culture haven't aged as well. Here are five of the most dated and stereotyped characters in movies, cartoons, and literature.

Photo: Warner Oland with Rita Cansino (later Rita Hayworth) in 1935's Charlie Chan in Egypt.

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