While exposure to stereotyped minority characters reinforces prejudice, when viewers identify with counter-stereotyped characters prejudice tends to decrease. This study examines the juxtaposition of identifying with either a counter-stereotyped Black protagonist or a stereotyped supporting cast. Participants read a prompt (group vs. individual salience), watched an episode of Luke Cage, then reported their identification with the Black protagonist (Cage) and the social group (the Black community of Harlem). Findings suggest that individual identification with a counter-stereotype reduces symbolic racism, while social identification with a stereotyped group does not.

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反刻板的主角和刻板的配角演员：带有黑色字符和象征性种族主义的标识

虽然暴露于刻板印象的少数群体角色会加剧偏见，但当观众认出带有反刻板印象的角色时，偏见往往会减少。这项研究检查了与反刻板印象的黑人主角或刻板印象的支持演员的并置。参与者阅读了提示（小组与个人的显着性），观看了卢克·凯奇的一集，然后向黑人主角（凯奇）和社会团体（哈林黑人社区）报告了他们的身份。研究结果表明，具有反刻板印象的个人认同减少了象征性种族主义，而具有刻板印象的群体的社会认同却没有。