1. Of The Big Bang Theroy's main characters Koothrappali and his family are the only characters that I would consider racially diverse. Sheldon, Leonard, Howard and Penny are all Caucasian characters that don't offer up much other than Sheldon's mother is your stereotypical southern mother and Howard's mother is your stereotypical Jewish mother but again, don't offer viewers anything racially diverse.
I think with this show in particular, having more leads like Koothrappali is important. Having other leads from different racial backgrounds would show younger viewers that anyone can be a successful scientist, professor or doctor. It doesn't matter whether you are Asian, Hispanic, Black, White. Hopefully seeing that kind of diversity would inspire kids to further their education.
2. There are definitely racial stereotypes in this show. Koothrappali's character deals with a number of them on the show with his dealings with family. One of them that comes to mind is Sheldon's mother being the common stereotype of an American Caucasian, someone from that south that is devoted to God and their beliefs.
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