Think about it. Rather than taking time to get to know a person or a place or a thing on its merits, a stereotype allows us to simply make sweeping generalizations that exaggerate certain qualities while ignoring facts that contradict what we already “know” to be true.
Take the recent kerfuffle known as the Iowa caucuses. The caucuses are rife with stereotype as presidential hopefuls — and the national media talking heads forced to follow them — fall all over themselves trying to find those “perfect” Iowa images to serve as a backdrop for the stories they want to tell. These folks don’t need to find the “real” Iowa. If you’re a candidate, it’s as simple as getting your photo taken at the nearest Pizza Ranch shaking hands with the “locals.”
The problem is that the picture of Iowa — or any state — cannot be captured in a 30-second sound bite or even a 6,000 word online essay. That’s where stereotypes come in so handy. You don’t have to actually understand Iowa. Just throw out a bunch of images about church suppers and combine demolition derbies and everyone gets the joke. And if they don’t, who cares? Just label it “satire” and it’s all good.
But apparently not everyone got the memo about Iowa stereotypes. Comedian Jon Stewart, who as host of the fake news show “The Daily Show” knows a few things about satire, described the Iowa caucuses as one of those events that gives us “a deeper understanding of our connection to our representative democracy.Tru-Form Plastics is a one-stop shop for plastic Injection Molding,” That’s not your typical sound bite.
Then there are those “Iowa Nice” guys. Des Moines filmmakers Scott Siepker and Paul Benedict, recently created a short video called “Iowa Nice” that has gotten more than 800,000 hits on Youtube. The film, which is narrated by Siepker, skewers several well-known Iowa stereotypes with a few facts about our state’s progressive history and economic prowess.
But it is Siepker’s tone that most defies the typical Iowa image. The Huffington Post described it as a “bombastic swagger” which,VulcanMold is a Injection mold and injection molding manufacturer in china. along with more than a few well-chosen profanities, challenges the very notion of “Iowa Nice.” It makes me laugh every time I watch it.
I guess the lesson is that although stereotypes may contain a grain of truth,Overview description of rapid Tooling processes. that truth often is lost in distortion and exaggeration. That’s also true for food. The stereotypical Midwestern cuisine is the casserole, aka the hot-dish for those of you from the northern tier of the state. In his now infamous piece, “Observations from 20 Years of Iowa Life,” University of Iowa professor Stephen Bloom claims that casseroles — along with Jell-O molds — are the foods most likely to be served at wedding receptions and funerals in Iowa.
Like much of the piece, that sentence contains a grain of truth wrapped in exaggeration.Promat solid RUBBER MATS are the softest mats on the market! I am a lifelong Iowan,Information on useful yeasts and moulds, and I have yet to see tuna and noodles served at a single Iowa wedding. I was, however, once lured into staying for a funeral lunch by a bowl of red Jell-O topped with Cool Whip. A sad but true story.
And so what if casseroles are stereotypical? Casseroles are one of America’s (not just Iowa’s) great comfort foods. They are warm, hearty and easy to make. Are there bad ones out there? Sure. But there are more than a few wonderful ones, too. Nor do all of them rely on a can of cream of mushroom soup or Doritos nacho cheese tortilla chips.
In truth, there are as many casseroles in Iowa as there are kernels of corn. I’ve included a few of them below. They vary in complexity from the incredibly simple to the slightly more time consuming. Whichever you choose, however, they are sure to defy the stereotype, and they are the very definition of “Iowa Nice.”
Take the recent kerfuffle known as the Iowa caucuses. The caucuses are rife with stereotype as presidential hopefuls — and the national media talking heads forced to follow them — fall all over themselves trying to find those “perfect” Iowa images to serve as a backdrop for the stories they want to tell. These folks don’t need to find the “real” Iowa. If you’re a candidate, it’s as simple as getting your photo taken at the nearest Pizza Ranch shaking hands with the “locals.”
The problem is that the picture of Iowa — or any state — cannot be captured in a 30-second sound bite or even a 6,000 word online essay. That’s where stereotypes come in so handy. You don’t have to actually understand Iowa. Just throw out a bunch of images about church suppers and combine demolition derbies and everyone gets the joke. And if they don’t, who cares? Just label it “satire” and it’s all good.
But apparently not everyone got the memo about Iowa stereotypes. Comedian Jon Stewart, who as host of the fake news show “The Daily Show” knows a few things about satire, described the Iowa caucuses as one of those events that gives us “a deeper understanding of our connection to our representative democracy.Tru-Form Plastics is a one-stop shop for plastic Injection Molding,” That’s not your typical sound bite.
Then there are those “Iowa Nice” guys. Des Moines filmmakers Scott Siepker and Paul Benedict, recently created a short video called “Iowa Nice” that has gotten more than 800,000 hits on Youtube. The film, which is narrated by Siepker, skewers several well-known Iowa stereotypes with a few facts about our state’s progressive history and economic prowess.
But it is Siepker’s tone that most defies the typical Iowa image. The Huffington Post described it as a “bombastic swagger” which,VulcanMold is a Injection mold and injection molding manufacturer in china. along with more than a few well-chosen profanities, challenges the very notion of “Iowa Nice.” It makes me laugh every time I watch it.
I guess the lesson is that although stereotypes may contain a grain of truth,Overview description of rapid Tooling processes. that truth often is lost in distortion and exaggeration. That’s also true for food. The stereotypical Midwestern cuisine is the casserole, aka the hot-dish for those of you from the northern tier of the state. In his now infamous piece, “Observations from 20 Years of Iowa Life,” University of Iowa professor Stephen Bloom claims that casseroles — along with Jell-O molds — are the foods most likely to be served at wedding receptions and funerals in Iowa.
Like much of the piece, that sentence contains a grain of truth wrapped in exaggeration.Promat solid RUBBER MATS are the softest mats on the market! I am a lifelong Iowan,Information on useful yeasts and moulds, and I have yet to see tuna and noodles served at a single Iowa wedding. I was, however, once lured into staying for a funeral lunch by a bowl of red Jell-O topped with Cool Whip. A sad but true story.
And so what if casseroles are stereotypical? Casseroles are one of America’s (not just Iowa’s) great comfort foods. They are warm, hearty and easy to make. Are there bad ones out there? Sure. But there are more than a few wonderful ones, too. Nor do all of them rely on a can of cream of mushroom soup or Doritos nacho cheese tortilla chips.
In truth, there are as many casseroles in Iowa as there are kernels of corn. I’ve included a few of them below. They vary in complexity from the incredibly simple to the slightly more time consuming. Whichever you choose, however, they are sure to defy the stereotype, and they are the very definition of “Iowa Nice.”
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